Paul Babiak Movies
- 1996
This updated adaptation of the novel by Feodor Dostoevsky features Paul Babiak as Peter, a distraught man who arrives in Toronto with a young girl (Emma Davey) in tow. Peter has come to the city to find and confront Alex (Richard Hughes); Peter used to be friends with Alex and his late wife, and he once took a vacation with them to Quebec. At that time, Peter had an affair with Alex's spouse and fathered the child who travels with him; now overcome with guilt and grief, Peter has decided that he must meet with Alex to resolve their issues. The Eternal Husband was the debut film for Canadian director Chris Philpott, who produced the movie on a thrifty $87,000 budget. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Hughes, Paul Babiak, (more)
Home for Christmas is a made-for-television film about a young girl who wants a grandfather for Christmas. She chooses an elderly, homeless ex-con (Mickey Rooney) as her pseudo-grandfather and he teaches her and her family--as well as his long-estranged son--the true meaning of Christmas. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- 1984
Atom Egoyan's first feature finds him using the formal and thematic elements he has combined throughout his career: allegory, family bonds, the corruption of desire, and a perverse view of technology. In the midst of a familial trauma, a young man discovers a videotape of a family who gave up a child for adoption. Fleeing his past, he attempts to become that lost son. Next of Kin is a hint of disturbing films to come. ~ Brian Whitener, Rovi
- Starring:
- Patrick Tierney, Sirvant Fazlian, (more)
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