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Total Vote User Stories We Tell : Visitor | |
User Percentage For Stories We Tell : 90 % | |
User Ranting Stories We Tell : 3.9 | |
User Count Like for Stories We Tell : 2,753 | |
All Critics Count For Stories We Tell : 54 | |
All Critics Percentage For Stories We Tell : 94 % | |
All Critics Ranting For Stories We Tell : 8.8 | |
Actors For Stories We Tell | |
Michael Polley,Harry Gulkin,Susy Buchan,John Buchan,Mark Polley,Joanna Polley,Cathy Gulkin,Marie Murphy,Robert MacMillan,Anne Tait,Deirdre Bowen,Victoria Mitchell,Mort Ransen,Geoffrey Bowes,Tom Butler,Pixie Bigelow,Claire Walker,Rebecca Jenkins,Peter Evans,Alex Hatz | |
Stories We Tell Movie Review: | |
Sarah might have wrapped up this documentary after her parentage is revealed about 70 minutes in, yet it continues for another 50 as she ruminates over the tale,... her engrossing personal story gradually devolving into an exercise in self-regard. J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader Stories told again and again have a way of neatening things up. Stories have a way of ironing out the wrinkles. Polley lets the wrinkles remain. Sheila O'Malley-Chicago Sun-Times Sarah Polley's documentary is a startling mixture of private memoir, public inquiry, and conjuring trick. Anthony Lane-New Yorker Polley was right to follow her instincts, though, in not attempting to tie everything up. She recognizes that family histories are necessarily contradictory, crazymaking, and essentially unfathomable. Peter Rainer-Christian Science Monitor What unfolds is a riveting drama that grows even more so as it plays out. Ann Hornaday-Washington Post Don't be fooled by its deceptively simple title or the hesitant, unassuming way it begins. Writer-director Sarah Polley's "Stories We Tell" ends up an invigorating powerhouse of a personal documentary, adventurous and absolutely fascinating. Kenneth Turan-Los Angeles Times While I can understand any reluctance to view the personal business of others, Polley moves beyond the routine of therapy to shape an expressive and beautifully considerate documentary. Brian Orndorf-Blu-ray.com With Stories We Tell, actress-turned-director Sarah Polley has proven herself a consummate filmmaker, transforming an incredible personal story into a playful and profound investigation into the nature of storytelling itself. Annlee Ellingson-Paste Magazine Eventually, the formalistic strictures of the documentary fall away and Polley - her entire family, really - is left facing the reality of the past as the cameras roll. Josh Larsen-LarsenOnFilm Polley imaginatively fills in the past through a hybrid of documentary and fiction [for] knowing relevance to oral history, testimonial evidence, and what makes a family. Nora Lee Mandel-Film-Forward.com What I can say is that the movie is dramatically compelling, journalistically fascinating, cinematically profound, and intellectually challenging. Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid Sheds fascinating light on Polley's art. James Verniere-Boston Herald Polley mines her own life to strip naked the essence of storytelling, and what it is about folklore that makes it so essential in shaping our perceptions about who we are and where we come from. Al Alexander-The Patriot Ledger Stories We Tell starts out as a simple investigation into the life of a mother that director Sarah Polley barely knew and slowly turns into a documentary that is as good as any movie you will see this year. Ben Kenber-We Got This Covered Where Polley's work goes from mere family movie to something much greater is in how she uses her own quest for answers to illuminate why & how we tell stories in the first place, especially in the form of film. Brian Tallerico-HollywoodChicago.com Polley's compassion and curiosity again mark her as both a heartfelt and unforgiving filmmaker. Matt Pais-RedEye Suspenseful, unpredictable, mature, tender and funny. A triumph. Avi Offer-NYC Movie Guru | |
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