10 votes ~ IMDB
Official Studio
Storyline & Context :
Tell Me Lies (1968) brings together powerful storytelling and engaging Drama and Documentary moments that keep viewers hooked from start to finish. Rated 6.3/10, it's definitelyworthaddingtoyourwatchlist."PeterBrook’sprovocativeanti-VietnamWar1960sprotestpiece."—This1968Drama,Documentaryproductionbringsauniqueperspectivetothescreen.AdaptedanddirectedbyPeterBrookfromtheRoyalShakespeareCompany’s‘production-in-progressUS’,thislong-unseenagitpropdrama-doc–shotinLondonin1967andreleasedonlybrieflyintheUKandNewYorkattheheightoftheVietnamWar–remainsboththought-provokinganddisturbing.AtheatricalandcinematicsocialcommentonUSinterventioninVietnam,Brook’sfilmalsorevealsa1960sLondonwhereart,theatreandpoliticalprotestactivelycolludeandwhereayoungGlendaJacksonandRSCiconssuchasPeggyAshcroftandPaulScofieldfeatureprominentlyonthefrontline.Multi-layeredscenariosstagedbyBrookcombinewithnewsreelfootage,demonstrations,satiricalsongsandskitstoillustratetheintensityofanti-waropinionwithinLondon’sartisticandintellectualcommunity.FeaturingatalentedcastincludingMarkJones,RobertLangdonLlyod,PaulineMunro,theprojectdeliversacompellingmovieexperience.
