In Stories We Tell, an inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who's telling it. She serves as 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.
The first trailer has been released. Watch as 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,...
The first trailer has been released. Watch as 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,...
- 3/5/2013
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A new poster and trailer in for Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell from Roadside Attractions with Rebecca Jenkins, Peter Evans, Alex Hatz, Pixie Bigelow, Deirdre Bowen, Geoffrey Bowes, John Buchan, Susy Buchan, Tom Butler, Andrew Church and Justin Goodland. Anita Lee produced the film which was seen at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in August, then at this year's Sundance Film Festival. You can watch it in theaters from May 10th. 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...
- 3/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A new poster and trailer in for Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell from Roadside Attractions with Rebecca Jenkins, Peter Evans, Alex Hatz, Pixie Bigelow, Deirdre Bowen, Geoffrey Bowes, John Buchan, Susy Buchan, Tom Butler, Andrew Church and Justin Goodland. Anita Lee produced the film which was seen at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in August, then at this year's Sundance Film Festival. You can watch it in theaters from May 10th. 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...
- 3/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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