From humble beginnings in Montreal’s scrappy St Urbain neighbourhood, Ted Allan (1916-1995) would become one of Canada’s most distinctive writing talents and raconteurs, authoring numerous books, plays and screenplays, most notably, Lies My Father Told Me. This fascinating documentary offers a detailed portrait of a unique individual, from his journey to Spain to fight the fascists to his collaboration with John Cassavetes. Featuring footage of Allan’s staged readings, his musings on his lengthy career and interviews with friends and family, including actress Gena Rowlands, writer Stanley Mann and director Ted Kotcheff.
Tanya Ballantyne Tree
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Directed by John Ford70%
The Class of ‘9271%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Public Speaking70%
McQueen74%
Sherman's March67%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
My Mom Jayne80%
Love, Antosha74%
Above Majestic73%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Voyeur59%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Night Will Fall76%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
The Making of Star Wars70%
The Carter Effect70%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
Being James Bond77%
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars63%
