No Lies
1973 short film
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::summary 1973 short film ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | No Lies |
| image | Promotional_Poster_for_No_Lies.jpg |
| caption | DVD cover |
| director | Mitchell Block |
| producer | Mitchell Block |
| writer | Mitchell Block |
| starring | Shelby Leverington |
| cinematography | Alec Hirschfeld |
| editing | Ray Anne School |
| distributor | Direct Cinema Ltd. |
| released | |
| runtime | 16 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| :: |
| name = No Lies | image = Promotional_Poster_for_No_Lies.jpg
| caption = DVD cover | director = Mitchell Block | producer = Mitchell Block | writer = Mitchell Block | narrator = | starring = Shelby Leverington | music = | cinematography = Alec Hirschfeld | editing = Ray Anne School | distributor = Direct Cinema Ltd. | released = | runtime = 16 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross =
No Lies is a 1973 American short drama film made by Mitchell Block while he was a student at New York University.
Summary
The film, which is in the style of a cinéma vérité interview by a young filmmaker, deals with a young woman who has been raped and the trauma that came with it.
Legacy
In 2008, No Lies... was selected for inclusion by the United States Library of Congress to its National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
In 2016, film critics for the website IndieWire selected No Lies as one of the ten best short films ever made.
Notes
Literature
References
- (1973). "No Lies". Direct Cinema Limited.
- "No Lies".
- "No Lies (1973)".
- "No Lies".
- Sobchack, Vivian C.. (Fall 1977). "No Lies: Direct Cinema as Rape". University of Illinois Press.
- "No Lies".
- (February 2, 2012). "The Best Found Footage/Mock-Doc Movies You Probably Haven't Seen".
- (29 December 2008). "Cinematic Classics, Legendary Stars, Comedic Legends and Novice Filmmakers Showcase the 2008 Film Registry".
- "Films Selected to the Library of Congress National Film Registry 1989-2010".
- Ehrlich, David. (July 25, 2016). "What Is The Best Short Film Ever Made? — Critics Survey".
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