Stories We Tell (2012)

PG-13
108 min
Documentary
October 12, 2012

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Stories We Tell Trailer from Director Sarah Polley

B. Alan OrangeMar 5, 2013

Sarah Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers, in theaters this May.

Critics Score

94%

Release Date

October 12, 2012

Director

Sarah Polley

Writer

Sarah Polley

Cast

Pixie Bigelow
Deirdre Bowen
Geoffrey Bowes
John Buchan
Susy Buchan
Tom Butler

Official Website

palacefilms.com.au

Stories We Tell Synopsis

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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