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Amanda Seyfried related to 'Seven Veils' character's showbiz frustrations

Amanda Seyfried stars as Jeanine in Atom Egoyan's film Seven Veils, which is an intense drama exploring the challenges of directing in the opera world and opens in select theatres on March 7.
Seyfried expressed frustration about not having a genuine Canadian snowplow photo for her son, indicating a personal connection to the film's themes.
Egoyan stated, 'All of them are men really, up until this moment where we can now have a character like Jeanine,' reflecting on the significance of Seyfried's role.
Seyfried noted, 'It's essential to your growth. The best stories are told in a way that gets people to consider, to reconsider or change perspective a little bit.

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Amanda Seyfried Reveals She’s Related to The Office Star

Amanda Seyfried discovered that she may not be the only successful actress in her family. Keep reading for insight into her discoveries, including how she’s related to a star from The Office.

5 days ago·United States

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The New York Sun

Amanda Seyfried Shines and Joey Klein Steals the Show in Atom Egoyan's Difficult New Film, ‘Seven Veils’

It’s to Egoyan’s credit that the Byzantine machinations of his script are made legible, but the movie’s lack of authenticity as a fictional narrative is troubling.

5 days ago·New York, United States

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UPI

Amanda Seyfried related to 'Seven Veils' character's showbiz frustrations

Amanda Seyfried and director Atom Egoyan spoke with UPI about their film "Seven Veils," in theaters Friday, which they filmed while Egoyan was directing a revival of "Salome" with the Canadian Opera Company.

6 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Globe & Mail

A night at the opera, and in the slush, with Seven Veils’ Amanda Seyfried and Atom Egoyan

The film is a typically juicy Egoyan concoction in which Seyfried is essentially playing a version of the director, who himself is balancing two competing visions that must inform one another

7 days ago·Canada

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Observer

‘Seven Veils’ Review: Repressed Memories Given an Operatic Airing

Filmmaker Atom Egoyan is at his best when he’s mining the traumatic past of a character, interweaving their formative suffering with a present existential crisis. It’s something he did memorably in films like The Sweet Hereafter, and it’s an effective approach in his most recent feature, Seven Veils. The concept is compelling meta: Up-and-coming theater director Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried) is asked to helm a re-staging of Salome, an opera once mas…

8 days ago·New York, United States

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ks95.com

Amanda Seyfried on playing a director in ‘Seven Veils’: ‘It was really challenging’ – KS95 94.5

Amanda Seyfried is a theater director re-entering the opera world in the new film Seven Veils.Directed by Seyfried's frequent collaborator Atom Egoyan, the film comes to select theaters nationwide on… Source

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