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True Stories|Criterion Collection

True Stories

Criterion Collection
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Overview

Talking Heads' ringleader David Byrne makes his directorial debut in this charming low-key musical montage about the mythical town of Virgil, Texas, where the lives of many of its eccentric citizens are exposed.

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    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 715515223812
  • Genre: COMEDIES
  • Rating: PG (MPAA)
  • Release Date: November 2018

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
David Byrne's tongue-in-cheek musical look at small-town American life. The cast of eccentrics include the laziest woman in the world and a man who hasn't said a word to his wife in the last 3 decades.

Notes:
Produced by True Stories Ventures. Shown at the New York Film Festival October 1, 1986. Feature film directorial debut for Talking Heads rock musician David Byrne. Additional cast: Alix Elias (Cute Woman), Jo Harvey Allen (Lying Woman), and Matthew Posey (Computer Guy)

Reviews:
"...A pure and jubilant extension of [Byrne's] distinctive world view....Festive..." - 10/04/1986 New York Times, p.7


"...Stylishly designed....[An] amusing concoction of snappy songs....Stunning picture-postcard cinematography..." - 10/08/1986 Variety


"...Joyous, daft and hauntingly original, TRUE STORIES is Byrne's magical mystery tour of Texas..." - 10/23/1986 Los Angeles Times, p.C1

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