FELICIA'S JOURNEY

Seventeen and pregnant, Felicia travels to England in search of her lover and is found instead by a helpful catering manager whose kindness masks a serial killer.

RELEASED IN THE USA November 12, 1999
DIRECTED BY Atom Egoyan
SCREENPLAY BY Atom Egoyan, based on the novel by William Trevor
ALSO STARRING Elaine Cassidy, Arsinée Khanjian, Peter McDonald, Gerard McSorley

VIDEO/DVD The film has been released on video and DVD; the DVD includes a brief interview with Bob, and commentary from Atom Egoyan.

After a rather lean patch in his career in the latter 1990's, Bob's performance as the catering manager/serial killer Joseph Hilditch came both as a pleasant surprise, and as an immediate reminder of the subtlety and control of which he's capable.  Hilditch is a private, internal man, and with the intricate construction of the film by Atom Egoyan - flowing backwards and forwards in time, not always sure what we are seeing - Bob's ability to express the many layers of this man's manipulative, damaged psyche, all held under an ever-placid surface, is even more remarkable. 

LINKS 
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• Artisan Entertainment's FELICIA'S JOURNEY site includes:
  - an interview (video and text) with Bob
  - the film's trailer
  - biographies of Bob, Egoyan, Elaine Cassidy, and other cast and crew
• Internet Movie Database Entry

INTERVIEWS

• Bob's on the Job - Bruce Kirkland, Toronto Sun

• Inside the Head of a Monster - Louis B. Hobson, Calgary Sun

• Grand Slam Festival Bash - Natasha Stoynoff, Toronto Sun

• Read the log of Bob's online chat on thepalace.com from November 1999.

Interviews with Atom Egoyan:

• New York Times
• kamera.co.uk
• The Guardian (registration may be required.)

ARTICLES

On-set report from The Independent (London).

REVIEWS from the Movie Review Query Engine

COMMENTS ON BOB'S PERFORMANCE

"Felicia's Journey is made vivid by Bob Hoskins's endlessly crafty performance" - The Nation

"what could be the finest performance of his career" - Washington Post 

"his best performance since 'Mona Lisa'" - San Francisco Chronicle

"The success of 'Felicia's Journey' lies in the work of the steady and here understated Hoskins, who gives one of his best performances" - San Francisco Examiner

"little short of brilliant" - Empire Magazine

"one of his best efforts" - Hollywood Reporter

AWARDS

Winner - Genie Awards (the Canadian Academy Awards), Best Actor in a Leading Role on January 30, 2000.  

Winner - Genie Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, and Score.

FILM FESTIVALS

FELICIA'S JOURNEY had its world premiere in competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival on May 17.

The film premiered in the UK at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 28, 1999.  

It made its North American premiere on September 9 as the Opening Night Gala for the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.  

Not to be outdone by their northern neighbors, the film was also chosen for the closing night of the 1999 New York Film Festival, which wrapped up October 10.

PHOTOS

From the Toronto Film Festival: