Stories We Tell
Takes the proposition that reality is more dramatic than fiction and tests it out in a startlingly original, even head-spinning way.
Stories We Tell
In this inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions. As each relates their version of the family mythology, present-day recollections shift into nostalgia-tinged glimpses of their mother, who departed too soon, leaving a trail of unanswered questions. Polley unravels the paradoxes to reveal the essence of family: always complicated, warmly messy and fiercely loving. Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story.
Genre
Documentary,
Bio-pic
Web Site
Runtime
108
Language
English
Director
Sarah Polley
FEATURED REVIEW
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
For many of us, I suspect, our first sense of the past begins with the simple childhood request for a story about our families and ourselves. In her quietly moving, intelligent documentary “Stories We Tell,” the Canadian actress and director Sarah Polley sat down with relatives and friends and asked ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 5.17.13 - 7.14.13
NoHo 7 5.24.13 - 5.30.13
Monica Film Center 5.24.13 - 5.30.13
Town Center 5 5.24.13 - 5.30.13
Royal 5.31.13 - 6.06.13
Claremont 5 6.22.13 - 7.14.13
Lumiere Music Hall 6.28.13 - 7.18.13
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