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Stories We Tell

2012

Sarah Polley

Documentary, Self: Sarah Polley

7.4

1,405

Documentary A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.

	Media	Author	Review
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"'Stories We Tell' has a number of transparent virtues, including its humor and formal design, although its most admirable quality is the deep sense of personal ethics that frames Ms. Polley’s filmmaking choices"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The result, with its flashing perspectives and stealthy wit, is unique and unforgettable (...) rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"The alternately playful and elegiac 'Stories We Tell' is wholly of a piece with her fiction work, and just as rewarding"
		Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"This playfully complex and gently slippery analysis of memory and personal narrative manages to engage us in what's essentially the private business, some might even say the dirty laundry, of total strangers"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Polley tackles painful issues with candour and tact. She has a gripping tale to tell. It's a film that raises questions about the ownership of memory and ownership of narrative (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"Sarah Polley's memoir is a poignant, funny and engrossing film, challenging our notions of memory and family mythology (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

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