En Passant
The city is 104 audio tours and 105 pictographs.
En Passant, a short film from Atom Egoyan explores Montréal through the eyes and ears of the tourist
Along with Denys Arcand, Léa Pool, Michel Brault, Patricia Rozema & Jacques Leduc, Egoyan contributed to Montréal vu par…, a compilation of short films commissioned for the city’s 350th anniversary in 1992.
En Passant follows a pictographer (Maury Chaykin) visiting Montréal for the first time. Arriving at his hotel he is given an audio tour guide, and sets out to explore the city. The voice of the tape becomes the city’s voice and the symbols of the streetsigns it’s visual language.