When I was planning Family Viewing, the Ontario Film Development Corporation came into existence.

[Because of the ruling, ThinkFilm has decided to release Egoyan's original version of the film, which premiered in May at Cannes, before he made any cuts. The company, which isn't an MPAA signatory and isn't required to carry ratings, has not yet decided whether to release it with the NC-17 or unrated.] I wasn't happy with the version I showed this morning, ... The good news is the film will go out as it was originally intended.

[Because of the
ruling, ThinkFilm has decided to release Egoyan's original
version of the film, which premiered in May at Cannes,
before he made any cuts. The company, which isn't an
MPAA signatory and isn't required to carry ratings,
has not yet decided whether to release it with the NC-17
or unrated.] I wasn't happy with the version I showed this
morning, ... The good news is the film will go
out as it was originally intended.

I think if you look at the themes that are presented in the film, some are inherently social, and I think that any film which deals with the family is dealing with the smallest social unit in our society - and in a sense it is a question of scope.

The whole film is about people being convinced that they can reduce themselves to their archetypes.

I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way.