Synopsis
“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. (Roadside Attractions)
Around 2013, presented by Maria Schrader
Credits
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Berlin Premiere |
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OT: | Stories we tell, 2012 | ||
Produktionsland: | Kanada | ||
Produktion: | National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Toronto | ||
Cast: | Sarah Polley und ihre Familie | ||
Format: | DCP / Farbe | ||
Länge: | 108 min. | ||
Sprache: | English OV | ||
World Sales: | National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Toronto, distribution@nfb.ca | ||
Dt. Verleih: | fugu Filmverleih, info@fugu-films.de | ||
Festivals: | Venedig, Telluride, Toronto, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Stockholm, Sundance, San Francisco, New York, Sydney u.v.a. | ||
Preise: | Toronto Filmcritics Association, Genie Awards u.a. |