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10 February 2012 (Taiwan) See more »
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A happily married woman falls for the artist who lives across the street. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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3 wins & 11 nominations See more »
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Stories We Tell
 (From Scorecard Review. 17 May 2013, 12:02 AM, PDT)

Stories We Tell Review
 (From We Got This Covered. 16 May 2013, 8:53 PM, PDT)

Film Review: Sarah Polley’s ‘Stories We Tell’ Resonates For All Viewers
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 16 May 2013, 12:46 PM, PDT)

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Cast

  (in credits order)

Michelle Williams ... Margot

Seth Rogen ... Lou

Luke Kirby ... Daniel

Sarah Silverman ... Geraldine

Jennifer Podemski ... Karen
Diane D'Aquila ... Harriet

Vanessa Coelho ... Tony
Graham Abbey ... James
Damien Atkins ... Aquafit Instructor

Aaron Abrams ... Aaron
Dyan Bell ... Dyan

Albert Howell ... Albert
Danielle Miller ... Danielle

Matt Baram ... Matt
Avi Phillips ... Avi
Diane Flacks ... Diane
Cheryl MacInnis ... Flight Attendant
Ciarán MacGillivray ... Soldier
Roy MacNeil ... Period Priest
Sandy MacLean ... Town Crier

John Dunsworth ... Tourist
Barnieta Runnings ... Shower Lady #1
Mary Pitt ... Shower Lady #2
Rosalind S. Feldman ... Shower Lady #3
Mike Follert ... Man on the Porch
Jean-Michel Le Gal ... Police Officer

Samantha Farrow ... Threesome Lady
Dustin Peters ... Threesome Dude
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Mansbridge ... Himself - CBC Anchor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Llyane Stanfield ... Traveler (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sarah Polley 
 
Writing credits
Sarah Polley (written by)

Produced by
D.J. Carson .... line producer
Susan Cavan .... producer
Sarah Polley .... producer
David Sandomierski .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Jonathan Goldsmith 
 
Cinematography by
Luc Montpellier (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Christopher Donaldson 
 
Casting by
John Buchan 
Jason Knight 
 
Production Design by
Matthew Davies 
 
Art Direction by
Aleksandra Marinkovich  (as Aleks Marinkovich)
 
Set Decoration by
Steve Shewchuk 
 
Costume Design by
Lea Carlson 
 
Makeup Department
David R. Beecroft .... hair department head
Catherine Boyd .... first assistant makeup artist: Louisbourg
Jim Macdonald .... first assistant hair stylist: Louisbourg (as Jim MacDonald)
Jo-Ann MacNeil .... first assistant makeup artist
Leslie Ann Sebert .... makeup department head
Sondra Treilhard .... first assistant hair stylist
 
Production Management
Craig Cameron .... production manager: Halifax
D.J. Carson .... unit production manager
Joanne Jackson .... production manager
Claude Nearing .... production manager: Louisbourg
Douglas Wilkinson .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Bocknek .... third assistant director (as Adam 'Bucky' Bocknek)
Missy Dingman .... trainee assistant director
David Forsyth .... second assistant director
Daniel J. Murphy .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Rob Bonney .... head carpenter
Malcolm Byard .... set dresser
Carlos Caneca .... lead set dresser
Dwight Doerksen .... construction coordinator
David Evans .... on-set dresser
Neil Floyd .... first assistant art director
Aaron Godd .... set dresser
Robert Grani .... set decorator: Louisbourg (as Rib Grani)
Alexandra Hooper .... set buyer
Sasha Jergejewski .... assistant property master: Louisbourg
Elis Lam .... set draftsperson
Raymond MacDonald .... on-set dresser: Louisbourg
Rob McCallum .... storyboard artist
Samuel McDonald Lemoine .... set dresser: Louisbourg
Mario Moreira .... assistant property master
James R. Murray .... property master (as Jim Murray)
Robert Olah .... set dresser
Victor 'Chikko' Ouon .... head painter
Dave Rosa .... key scenic artist
Rachel Woroner .... art department production assistant
Balint Zasko .... artist: original art work
 
Sound Department
Wade Barnett .... adr recordist
David Berti .... dolby sound consultant
David Caporale .... second assistant sound editor
Kathy Choi .... foley editor
Erik Culp .... foley recording mixer
Brian Gallagher .... adr recordist
Steve Hammond .... foley artist
Kirk Lynds .... sound re-recording mixer
Travis MacKay .... adr recordist
David McCallum .... adr editor
David McCallum .... dialogue editor
Steve Medeiros .... first assistant sound editor
Joe Morrow .... studio assistant
John Naslen .... adr recordist (as John Naslun)
Ian Rankin .... foley recording mixer
Lou Solakofski .... supervising sound re-recording mixer
Paul Talbott .... adr recordist
Jane Tattersall .... supervising sound editor
John J. Thomson .... sound mixer (as John Thomson)
Alan Zielonko .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Tim Lidstone .... special effects technician
Laird McMurray .... special effects coordinator
Matthew Tulk .... key special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Corina Clarin .... visual effects coordinator: Rocket Science VFX
Gary Couto .... compositor: Rocket Science VFX
Robert Crowther .... visual effects supervisor: Rocket Science VFX
Tony Cybulski .... compositor: Rocket Science VFX
Kaitlyn Lovatt .... compositor: Rocket Science VFX
Joel Skeete .... compositor: Rocket Science VFX
Iqbal Zafar .... compositor: Rocket Science VFX
 
Stunts
Alison Reid .... stunt coordinator
Robert C. Shannon .... water safety
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Allan Angus .... generator operator
Max Armstrong .... second second assistant camera
Lori Ann Bellefontaine .... generator operator: Louisbourg (as Lori Bellefontaine)
Pierre Berube .... best boy electric
Michael Blatchford .... second assistant camera
Bill Campbell .... lamp operator
Andrew Caney .... grip
Jason Capstick .... grip: Louisbourg
Robyn Clarke .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Johnny Cochrane .... first assistant camera: "bv" camera, Louisbourg (as John Cpchrane)
Terry Daly .... grip: Louisbourg
Byrd Dickens .... lamp operator
Matt Eakin .... lamp operator: Louisbourg
Rob Eshelby .... lamp operator: Louisbourg
Darcy Fraser .... second assistant camera: "b" camera, Louisbourg
Michael Gibson .... still photographer
Gerald Gillis .... lamp operator: Louisbourg
Jim Holmes .... best boy grip (as James Holmes)
Sean Jensen .... camera operator
Sean Jensen .... steadicam operator
Robert Johnson .... key grip
Terry Kelly .... gaffer
Dino Laurenza .... camera operator: "b" camera
Forbes MacDonald .... camera operator: "b" camera, Louisbourg (as Forbes McDonald)
Scott MacDonald .... dolly grip: Louisbourg
Scott MacDonald .... key grip: Louisbourg
Jason McGowan .... grip
Robert Mountjoy .... first assistant camera
Akira Nishihata .... first assistant camera:
Bob Poole .... generator operator
Marc Purdy .... grip
Ron Renzetti .... dolly grip
Augustina Saygnavong .... camera trainee
Jordan Schella .... gaffer: Louisbourg
Dean Skerrit .... best boy grip: Louisbourg (as Dean Skerrett)
Craig Stewart .... grip: Louisbourg
Alan Sweet .... best boy electric: Louisbourg
Riley Turner .... camera trainee: Louisbourg
Todd Voogt .... grip: Louisbourg
Greg Whiteside .... playback operator
George Willis .... underwater camera operator
Richard D. Leko .... best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Richard D. Leko .... daily key rigging grip (uncredited)
Robert C. Shannon .... dive supervisor (uncredited)
Robert C. Shannon .... underwater camera grip: second unit (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Matthew Campbell .... casting: Louisbourg, BG
Zameret Kleiman .... background casting
Wendy Ross .... casting consultant: Louisbourg, BG (as Wendy Cohen Ross)
Jane Spencer .... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ciara Brennan .... costume truck coordinator
Isabel De Biasio .... costume set supervisor (as Isabel Debiasio)
Roslyn Hanchard .... assistant costume designer
Michele Harney .... costume truck coordinator
Madeleine Stewart .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Darcy Arthurs .... digital intermediate producer
Michael Dobroski .... colorist: dailies (as Mike Dobroski)
Luis Freitas .... first assistant editor
Joscelyn Goode .... film timer
Rob Gyorgy .... digital intermediate on-line editor (as Rev. Rob Gyorgy)
Graham Hoselton .... front end supervisor
Mark Kueper .... digital intermediate colorist
Margaret Mansell .... digital film technician
Andrew Pascoe .... digital film supervisor
Kurt Reid .... dailies assistant
 
Music Department
Alexander Andresen .... composer: additional music
Kevin Banks .... music editor
Michael Banton-Jones .... score mixer: Wanted Studios
Jody Colero .... music supervisor
Jonathan Goldsmith .... musician: guitars, keyboards, programming
Ben Grossman .... musician: hurdy gurdy
Christine Leslie .... music licensing: Silent Joe
Hugh Marsh .... musician: violin, baritone violin
Rob Piltch .... musician: nylon string guitar
 
Transportation Department
Patrick Batchelor .... transportation co-captain
Fred Campbell .... driver: Louisbourg
John Cocks .... driver
Michell Desnoyers .... transportation captain: Louisbourg (as Michelle MacEachern)
Norm Henderson .... driver
Stuart Hughes .... driver
Jason Leeking .... transportation captain
Kent MacDonald .... driver: Louisbourg
Paul MacEachern .... transportation coordinator: Louisbourg
Shelley Mansell .... driver
Hugh McCallum .... driver
Joe Norris Sr. .... driver
John Ozlins .... transportation coordinator (as John Ozolins)
Gilbert Russell .... driver: Louisbourg (as Gilbert Russel)
Bruce Stewart .... head driver: Louisbourg
Maurice Tremblay .... driver
Jeff Taylor .... driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Kevin Alakas .... first assistant accountant
Cynthia Amsden .... unit publicist
Eric Armstrong .... dialogue coach
Samantha Armstrong .... script supervisor
Brian Backman .... set production assistant: Louisbourg
Lisa Barry .... caterer: Louisbourg, Action Catering
Shauna Barry .... caterer: Louisbourg, Action Catering
Maev Beaty .... background adr performer (as Maev Beatty)
Scott Beckman .... location production assistant: Louisbourg
Colombe Demers .... background adr performer
Tricia Echlin .... office production assistant
Mike Follert .... stand-in
Focused on Food .... craft service
James Fraser .... sales executive: Technicolor Toronto
Jonathan Gajewski .... production assistant
Justin Gajewski .... production assistant
Sharon Glicklich .... set server
Patricia Hamilton .... background adr performer
Barbara Hancock .... craft service: Focused On Foods
Alan Hollett .... craft service server: Louisbourg
Mike Horechuk .... key location production assistant: Louisbourg
Matt Hunwicks .... set production assistant
Tanja Jacobs .... background adr performer
Paul Jennison .... production accountant
Norma Jean Jones .... background adr performer
Fred Kamping .... location manager
Samantha Kates .... set server
Mazi Khalighi .... assistant to director
Alex Kontsalakis .... payroll accountant
Robert Lamkin .... chef training: Chef Robert Catering
Richard Lee .... background adr performer
Stanley Lidon .... assistant location manager
Jim Lovisek .... animal wrangler
Cathy MacDougall .... location production assistant: Louisbourg
Paul Mark .... assistant production coordinator
Mark McFadden .... assistant location manager
Julie McLeod .... stand-in
Jay Melnychuk .... stand-in
Jamie Minns .... executive project coordinator
Mike Mullen .... location production assistant
Tony Nappo .... background adr performer
Andrea Nesbitt .... production coordinator
Cailin O'Neil .... production coordinator: Louisbourg
Thomas Pepper .... office production assistant (as Tom Pepper)
Jordan Pettle .... background adr performer
Rodger Pike .... craft service server: Louisbourg
Cory Pioveson .... set production assistant: Louisbourg
Diane Pitblado .... dialogue coach
Gordon Pong .... location production assistant (as Gord Pong)
Selwyn Richards .... food stylist
Dug Rotstein .... script supervisor
Colette Thomas .... office production assistant: Louisbourg
Lucy Veale .... executive project coordinator
Shaun Whitford .... set production assistant: Louisbourg
Joe Iacono .... financial consultant and auditor (uncredited)
Christopher Warre Smets .... documentary producer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Raoul Bhaneja .... thanks
Atom Egoyan .... thanks
Katie Holmes .... thanks
Sarah Manninen .... thanks
Don McKellar .... thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some strong sexual content and graphic nudity
Runtime:
116 min | Canada:91 min (censored version)
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Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital EX (US version) | Dolby Stereo (DVD version)
Certification:
USA:R | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA15+ | Turkey:15+ | Ireland:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Japan:R15+ | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16

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Trivia:
Director Sarah Polley chose to use the song Video Killed the Radio Star in key scenes because it was her brother's favorite song.See more »
Quotes:
Margot:I should've called. I just didn't know what to say...
Lou:It's hard to know, I guess.
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Movie Connections:
References Mon oncle Antoine (1971)See more »
Soundtrack:
Airplane Art WalkSee more »

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Good, Bad, Ugly, 5 January 2013
Author: lorirees from United States

The Good: Michelle Williams lights up the screen. She can act and she is beautiful. The cinematography and scenery is gorgeous. The set design is appealing, although unrealistic and very hipster-ish.

The Bad: I don't know why this movie is listed as a comedy on Netflix. This movie is not a comedy, although it contains two comedian actors (Sarah Silverstein and Seth Rogen). I never expected this movie to be a comedy but I'm wondering if the filmmaker intended this movie to be funny. Because it isn't. I like a long, dialogue driven indie-film as much as the next person but this film is way too long, drawn out, and pretentious. Most of the dialogue is cringe-inducing. We get that Michelle Williams' character is discontented. There are glimpses into the marriage and the dialogue flat-out tells us that she is restless and afraid. Rogen's character (the husband) is likable but lacks depth or seriousness. We don't fully understand why Michelle Williams' character is so restless and bored, or why she married Seth Rogen's character in the first place. She keeps telling her husband that she loves him, as to convince herself. She wants to do the right thing but cannot.

The Ugly: Pretentious to the core. Clumsy, weird dialogue that is laughable. Dialogue on the airplane, in the neighbor's apartment, and martini scene is so lame. Sex scenes: I'm no prude but these scenes do not fit with the rest of the movie. The beautiful set design of the house did not match the characters. The decor leads you to believe that this is where interesting characters live. The anniversary dinner scene was not believable. In this scene we are supposed to believe that Rogen's goofy character is unable or unwilling to converse, even if it's silly smalltalk.

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