Atom Egoyan is back on the Croisette with a drama slyly entitled Where the Truth Lies. This is the fourth time the Canadian director presents a film in competition in the Official Selection, following Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997) – which was awarded the Jury Grand Prize – and Felicia’s Journey (1999).
Where the Truth Lies, based on the best-selling mystery novel by Rupert Holmes, follows a woman journalist as she strives to untangle a web of murder and deceit, fifteen years after the fact. One night, two celebrities happen to be in the company of a beautiful young woman who later turns up dead. Will the amateur sleuth be able to distinguish where the truth lies? According to Atom Egoyan, who teamed actors Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth with Alison Lohman for the picture, Where the Truth Lies is “the story of a conflict between a public myth and a private history.”
Atom Egoyan on the dark side of the film: “I think that as dark as the film is, it ends with a tremendous beam of light, that the decision she makes is very optimistic. I think that in a lot of the films that I have done, the characters go to very dark places to find something that provides some hope. ”
Atom Egoyan on the quantity of nudity: “That sense you feel as the viewer, that it’s going too far, is absolutely essential to the dramatic intention of the piece. The viewer has to experience a sense of violation. I wanted to create this world that was intoxicating. I wanted it to be unbridled…nothing was holding them back. I have a great producer who doesn’t make me think about censors, but we probably will have issues.
It’s really interesting to see how people respond to the sexuality and not the violence. That he’s going too far when he’s bashing the guy’s head against the floor. No one ever talks about that. That’s the goriest scene I’ve ever done. ”
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