Where the Truth Lies (2005)

Diretor:

Atom Egoyan

Escritores:

Atom Egoyan (screenplay)
Rupert Holmes (novel)

Data de Lançamento:

7 Outubro 2005 (Canada)

Gênero:

Drama | Mistério | Suspense

Argumento:

K. O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.

Plot Keywords:

Comedy Team | Hotel Room | Duo | Anal Sex | Mansion

Prêmios:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Comentários dos utilizadores:

Disappointing effort from Egoyan

Elenco

Kevin Bacon	...	Lanny
Colin Firth	...	Vince
Alison Lohman	...	Karen
David Hayman	...	Reuben
Rachel Blanchard	...	Maureen
Maury Chaykin	...	Sally Sanmarco
Sonja Bennett	...	Bonnie
Kristin Adams	...	Alice
Deborah Grover	...	Mrs. O'Flaherty
Beau Starr	...	Jack Scaglia
Arsinée Khanjian	...	Publishing Executive
Gabrielle Rose	...	Publishing Executive
Don McKellar	...	Publishing Executive
David Hemblen	...	NY Hotel Concierge
John Moraitis	...	Irv Fleischman

Conhecido como:

Somebody Loves You (Canada: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, drug use and language. (DVD version)

Duração:

107 min

País:

Canada | UK

Língua:

Inglês

Cor:

Cor

Aspect Ratio:

2,35 : 1

Som:

Dolby Digital

Certificação:

Ireland:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | UK:18 | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:Open (rating surrendered) (2005) | Australia:R | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba) (original rating) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (DVD version) | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:III | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Japan:R-18 | Hungary:16 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Netherlands:16

Locais de filmagem:

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Companhia :

Serendipity Point Films

Pegadinha:

Director Atom Egoyan made cuts to the film, including an orgy scene, in a failed attempt to challenge the NC-17 rating given by the MPAA. ThinkFilm has since announced that the version shown in US theaters is the same as the one shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Goofs:

Anacronismos: When Maureen is in the bathtub talking to her girlfriend on the telephone, modern-day blow-molded plastic shampoo bottles can be seen on the ledge of the tub behind her.

Citações:

Lanny Morris: Having to be a nice guy is the toughest job in the world when you're not.

Filme Connections:

Referido em Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)

Tilha Sonora:

Sanctuary

Disappointing effort from Egoyan

Egoyan's weakest film, at least since he came to prominence with Exotica. It's actually a somewhat interesting mystery, but it has a lot of flaws. There is a death, possibly a murder, in the hotel suite of two famous comedians (played by Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon), based on Martin and Lewis. That's the film's biggest flaw, that this completely fictional mystery uses Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as a model. It's very distracting. The bulk of the story has a young journalist (Alison Lohman) writing the story of the two comedians, trying to solve the mystery. The film-making is pretty good, but Egoyan, except for The Sweet Hereafter, has always been a weak director when it comes to actors. Lohman, who was great in Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men, is awful here (she does get naked and have sex with a woman, though, which makes the film almost worth seeing). Kevin Bacon, who gave his best performance ever last year in the still underseen The Woodsman, isn't especially good, either. Only Firth does a good job. The film is also overscored with some very cliché mystery music. Mychael Danna's scores for Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter were brilliant; this one's a flop.