Film Review – Stories We Tell

From the outside looking in, it seems rather insistent of director Sarah
Polley to present a documentary with her own family as the subject,
suggesting an insufferably narcissistic viewing experience where the
artist purges her demons for the world to see. However, “Stories We
Tell” isn’t that shameless, embarking on a riveting odyssey of emotion,
revelation, and storytelling perspective as it examines a most unusual
situation of bifurcated love, resulting in a mystery of sorts involving a
question of paternity and the very essence of family as Polley collects
the jigsaw puzzle pieces of her life. 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.
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