Lies My Father Told Me (1975)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Ján Kadár

Writers:

Ted Allan (story)
Ted Allan (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 September 1975 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

No one ever said it was easy being a child.

Plot:

A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work. |

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Historical Event | Independent Film

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Yossi Yadin	...	Grandfather Zaida
Len Birman	...	Harry Herman
Marilyn Lightstone	...	Annie Herman
Jeff Lynas	...	David Herman (as Jeffrey Lynas)
Ted Allan	...	Mr. Baumgarten
Henry Gamer	...	Uncle Benny
Barbara Chilcott	...	Mrs. Tannenbaum
Carol Lazare	...	Edna
Mignon Elkins	...	Mr. Bondy
Cleo Paskal	...	Cleo
Rolland Bédard
Raymond Benoît
Bertrand Gagnon
Guy L'Ecuyer
E.M. Margolese

Also Known As:

Les mensonges que mon père me contait (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:Btl | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Cinévision, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lies (1976)

Soundtrack:

Rags, Clothes, Bottles

From a child's eyes, the truths we see

Lies My Father Told Me.... I may have renamed it Stories My Grandfather Told Me, is a wondrous, delightful movie because it has the simple elegance to state exactly the world as seen through a child's eyes. A child's recognition of what counts in life.....and yet in a few hilarious moments, a child's innocence at repeating grownups' sharp criticism in exactly the way it was meant without the social detours meant for adults. But it is the little boy's feeling for his grandfather and a wise grandfather who in his quiet way... just stays and stays with you.