Stories We Tell
Release Date: May 10, 2013 (NY; expands: May 17)
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Director: Sarah Polley
Screenwriter: Sarah Polley
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements involving sexuality, brief strong language and smoking)
Website: N/A
Starring: N/A
Plot Summary: In this inspired 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.
Release Date: May 10, 2013 (NY; expands: May 17)
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Director: Sarah Polley
Screenwriter: Sarah Polley
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements involving sexuality, brief strong language and smoking)
Website: N/A
Starring: N/A
Plot Summary: In this inspired 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.
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