No Lies is a 1973 American short drama film made by Mitchell Block while he was a student at New York University.[1][2]
| No Lies | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Mitchell Block |
| Written by | Mitchell Block |
| Produced by | Mitchell Block |
| Starring | Shelby Leverington |
| Cinematography | Alec Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | Ray Anne School |
| Distributed by | Direct Cinema Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
editThe film, which is in the style of a cinéma vérité interview by a young filmmaker,[3][4] deals with a young woman who has been raped and the trauma that came with it.[5][6][7]
Legacy
editIn 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."[8][9]
In 2016, film critics for the website IndieWire selected No Lies as one of the ten best short films ever made.[10]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "No Lies". WorldCat.org.[dead link]
- ^ "No Lies". BFI. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022.
- ^ "No Lies (1973)". MUBI.
- ^ "No Lies". FilmAffinity.
- ^ Sobchack, Vivian C. (Fall 1977). "No Lies: Direct Cinema as Rape". Journal of the University Film Association. 29 (4). University of Illinois Press: 13–18. JSTOR 20687385.
- ^ "No Lies". UC Berkeley Library. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Best Found Footage/Mock-Doc Movies You Probably Haven't Seen". /Film. February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Cinematic Classics, Legendary Stars, Comedic Legends and Novice Filmmakers Showcase the 2008 Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 29, 2008.
- ^ "Films Selected to the Library of Congress National Film Registry 1989-2010". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (July 25, 2016). "What Is The Best Short Film Ever Made? — Critics Survey". IndieWire. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
Literature
edit- Block, Mitchell (2006). "The Truth about No Lies (If You Can Believe It)". In Juhasz, Alexandra; Lerner, Jesse (eds.). F is for Phony. Fake Documentary and Truth's Undoing. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 187–195. ISBN 978-0816642519.