Felicia's Journey (1999)

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Writers:

William Trevor (novel)
Atom Egoyan (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A lonely middle-aged catering manager (Bob Hoskins) spends all of his time studying tapes of an eccentric TV chef (Arsinee Khanjian)...

Plot Keywords:

Caterer | Ireland | Factory | England | Eccentric

Awards:

5 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Bob Hoskins	...	Joe Hilditch
Arsinée Khanjian	...	Gala
Elaine Cassidy	...	Felicia
Sheila Reid	...	Iris
Nizwar Karanj	...	Sidney
Ali Yassine	...	Customs Officer
Peter McDonald	...	Johnny Lysaght
Kriss Dosanjh	...	Salesman
Gerard McSorley	...	Felicia's Father
Marie Stafford	...	Felicia's Great Grandmother (as Maire Stafford)
Gavin Kelty	...	Shay Mulroone
Brid Brennan	...	Mrs. Lysaght
Mark Hadfield	...	Television Director
Danny Turner	...	Young Joey Hilditch
Susan Parry	...	Salome

Also Known As:

Le voyage de Félicia (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements and related disturbing images.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English | Irish Gaelic | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

5, Southside Common, Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Quotes:

Joseph Ambrose Hilditch: No one's blaming you, dear. Things -- happen. Things take a turn. We live in a miracle. That's the promise. That's the future. The pain will wash away. The healing will commence.

Movie Connections:

Features Salome (1953)

Soundtrack:

More Than Ever

Complex, horrifying, one the thrillers of the decade.

Felicia's Journey was the closing film of this year's Galway Film Fleadh (Gaelic: Festival).Based on a story by Ireland's premiere short story writer William Trevor, Felicia's Journey is one of the most terrifying thrillers made this decade. So disturbed were some of the viewers that they refused to applaud the movie - "That was to freaky", said a local movie buff, "I didn't need to see that". The movie begins by fooling the audience. It starts as a bittersweet tale of a young Irish girl (Elaine Cassidy) who sleeps with a British Army soldier and is shunned by her family. She is exiled to Birmingham, England, where she meets Joe, a kindly old man (Bob Hoskins). So far, a pretty typical poignant Irish drama. Suddenly, some rapid editing and jolting images reveal that Joe ain't so sweet. In fact he's one of the most vicious, despicable psychopaths you'll ever seen on screen. The mood is extremely fearful for the remainder as Elaine Cassidy's perfect rendition of an innocent Irish Catholic girl screams out for help. Hoskins has played the best role of his life of a tortured, gentle, caring, sick, evil but very human man. His performance is only comparable to Peter Lorre in Fritz Lang's M. Excellent editing and and a complex, skillful score contribute to making this one of the movies of the year and a classic of the thriller genre. Don't see it unless you have the nerve.