Which Director Would Make The Better Godfather? Egoyan V. Cronenberg

WHICH DIRECTOR WOULD MAKE THE BETTER GODFATHER?: EGOYAN V. CRONENBERG
by J. Kelly Nestruck, National Post
National Post (Canada)
September 8, 2005 Thursday
Toronto Edition
At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, two of Canada’s
top directing dynamos are facing off. Atom Egoyan’s Where the Truth
Lies and David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence are both getting gala
presentations, and the men behind them are vying for the (unofficial)
title of Greatest Canadian Director at the Festival After Deepa Mehta.
The timid critics are quiet as to who is the better filmmaker, but
the Canadian people aren’t shy about saying what’s what. Each day
during the festival, we will show three filmgoers pictures of Atom
and David and ask them to choose. In the end, there will only be one
dude standing (behind Deepa).
Today’s question: Which of these two men would you rather be the
godfather to your child?
Location: Outside the SilverCity movie theatre at Yonge and Eglinton.
– Meghan, a 24-year-old publicist, chose Atom. “He looks younger. His
hair isn’t going grey, and he looks more friendly. This other guy
looks kind of scary. Skeleton-like.”
– Edie, a psychologist, chose David. “Probably it’s because he’s
older, and older people tend to be godfather types. I don’t think
I’d pick either one, really. You think about godfather attributes,
like caring and responsible. I think they’re very creative, but …”
– Beata, mother of Patrick, 2, and Eryk, 9 months, chose Atom. “He
looks younger. He looks like he would be bigger fun to play with for
my children.”
Winner of Round 1: Atom Egoyan. The lean, mean Armenian takes an
early lead thanks to youthful good looks and a fun-lovin’ attitude
that bowl the ladies over. Lock him up, Arsinee, or he may end up
with a gaggle of “god”children!
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress