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essaywhu

For me the biggest reveal was

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This is one of my favorite films of 2013 and I have been impressed with Polley ever since I saw her feature directorial debut, Away From Her. I still haven't seen Take This Waltz, but now I will have to seek it out. I have read a brief plot summary of it and it seems like maybe she got the inspiration for TTW from her personal journey documented in this film.

10 years 3 months ago

Gowens

Moving and great story with many great moments. An instant favorite. Made me cry actual tears.

10 years 8 months ago

Earring72

Really interesting documentary about the secrets within Sarah Polleys family. Moving and totally gripping!

9 years ago

Siskoid

Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell is an astonishing documentary in which she resurrects her mother through the memories of those who knew her, and in the process examines their unreliability, how each point of view adds but also confused to the larger picture, explores the territoriality we feel towards people and stories, and reveals Polley's own rather intimate origins as a child born of an illicit affair. It pulls no punches - her non-biological father at one point calling her a cruel director - and even includes opposition to and criticism of the documentary's premise and process. She even finds a way to make the audience question its own point-of-view. This is fascinating filmmaking, at times funny, at others poignant, even hard to watch, but always interesting. Which is amazing considering most of us kind of drift off in conversations about someone else's family and friends. This could have been completely irrelevant subject matter, but in the specifics, I think Polley finds the universal. Going on my list of best films I saw this year.

10 years 4 months ago