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Stories We Tell

Documentary

2012, Movie, 1h 49min

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.

Country: Canada

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Reviews

Critic Sheila O'Malley

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A powerful and thoughtful film...

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic A.A. Dowd

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...a big leap forward by looking inward...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Dan Jolin

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Polley’s fearless personal journey is a huge achievement, a genuine revelation — but the less detail you know beforehand, the better. Go in cold, come out warmed.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...it is a relief, and in fact a thrill, to report that her new film is a joy.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...Polley constructs one of the most lyrical documentaries to come along in a while.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Niels Roe

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Med Stories We Tell bestyrker Sarah Polley sin position, som en af de mest interessante og talentfulde yngre instruktører med en uforlignelig evne til at skildre intime og emotionelle familieforhold.

Read full review at Cinemazone

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Stories We Tell is a genre-bending documentary that delves into the complexities of family storytelling. Director Sarah Polley embarks on a personal journey to uncover the truth about her family's past, interviewing relatives and friends whose versions of events often contradict each other. Through Super-8 footage and narration from her father's memoir, Polley pieces together a profound portrait of a loving but complicated family. The film's playful investigation into memory and truth reveals the elusive nature of both, and how they can shape our understanding of ourselves and our families.