Review of Stories We Tell (2012) by Gregory G — 28 Jun 2013
Canadian actress turned director Sarah Polley's probing documentary features interviews with family members and close acquaintances, interspersed with recreated home video footage, as they reflect on how her late mother's enigmatic, arcane life shaped their own lives.
Buried secrets are revealed as the relativity of truth is scrutinized. Polley explores how memory can be shaped and affected by partiality; the intricacies of storytelling are examined without wallowing in therapeutic narcissism.
Written by Sarah Polley. Michael Polley provides the narration. With Rebecca Jenkins as Diane Polley.
This review of Stories We Tell (2012) was written by Gregory G on 28 Jun 2013.
Stories We Tell has generally received very positive reviews.
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