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Where the Truth Lies (2005) -- 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.
Where the Truth Lies (2005) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   8,134 votes
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Director:

Atom Egoyan

Writers:

Atom Egoyan (screenplay)
Rupert Holmes (novel)

Contact:

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Release Date:

7 October 2005 (Canada) more

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller more

Plot:

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. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(9 articles)

Review of Marc Roussel's award winning short Remote
 (From QuietEarth. 15 October 2009, 12:52 PM, PDT)

Tiff 2009 Day 5: Atom Egoyan's Chloe
 (From ioncinema. 18 September 2009)

User Comments:

A Question Of Casting more (116 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Somebody Loves You (Canada: English title) (working title)
Alaston totuus (Finland) [fi]
Ekei pou vrisketai i alitheia (Greece) [el]
False verità (Italy) [it]
La vérité nue (France) [fr]
Quand la vérité ment (France) (festival title) [fr]
Sanna lögner (Sweden) [sv]
Wahre Lügen (Germany) [de]
Wahre Lügen - Where the Truth lies (Germany) (poster title) [de]
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MPAA:

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

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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 Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | 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

Filming Locations:

Brantford, Ontario, Canada more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: 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. more

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2006 Glitter Awards (2006) (V) more

Soundtrack:

Together Wherever We Go more


FAQ

How does it end / Who killed her?
Did Alice rape Karen?
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91 out of 139 people found the following comment useful.
A Question Of Casting, 20 March 2006
5/10
Author: Donald Agustamarian from London, England

I was engrossed by the premise. Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth and a dead girl in a bathtub. To see Firth and Bacon go through the steps of a sort of Jerry Lewis Dean Martin routine was, in itself, reason enough to see the movie. On top of that, a director like Egoyan. I was hooked but immediately, regrettably unhooked every time Alison Lohman opened her mouth. Who could possibly believe it? That character should exude intelligence other than sensual vibes. Miss Lohman doesn't exude either and makes the whole premise collapse. Imagine a young Jodie Foster or now Natalie Portman or even Rachel McAdams in those shoes. That was a pivotal part The whole believability of the premise depended on her. Because of her performance I saw the cracks in everyone else's performance. So the experience, for me, was a series of exhilarating rushes and disappointing stops. Who said that casting was 90% responsible for the success of a film?. Whoever said it was right. Here the truth lies at the feet of a casting director and of a director for casting.

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