Stories We Tell (2012) (original) (raw)
STORIES WE TELL is a genre-twisting film by director Sarah Polley, who investigates the elusive truths of her eclectic family of storytellers as she playfully interrogates a cast of characters who each relate their version of the family mythology. Polley reveals the essence of family as she uncovers the secrets buried deep within...
STORIES WE TELL is a genre-twisting film by director Sarah Polley, who investigates the elusive truths of her eclectic family of storytellers as she playfully interrogates a cast of characters who each relate their version of the family mythology. Polley reveals the essence of family as she uncovers the secrets buried deep within... (less)
Director: Sarah Polley
Starring: Sarah Polley, Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley
Producers: Silva Basmajian, Sonia Hosko, Anita Lee
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Review by Brian Orndorf, May 30, 2013
10 / 10
From the outside looking in, it seems rather insistent of director Sarah Polley to present a documentary with her own family as the subject, suggesting an insufferably narcissistic viewing experience where the artist purges her demons for the world to see. However, �Stories We Tell� isn�t that shameless, embarking on a riveting odyssey of emotion, revelation, and storytelling perspective as it examines a most unusual situation of bifurcated love, resulting in a mystery of sorts involving a question of paternity and the very essence of family as Polley collects the jigsaw puzzle pieces of her l ...read more...
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