Little White Lies

"The one thing friends can't escape is a few home truths."

2010 2h 34m FR

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 1,659

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Synopsis

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Despite a traumatic event, a group of friends decide to go ahead with their annual beach vacation. Their relationships, convictions, sense of guilt and friendship are sorely tested. They are finally forced to own up to the little white lies they've been telling each other.

“The one thing friends can't escape is a few home truths.”

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Cast

François Cluzet
Max Cantara
Marion Cotillard
Marie
Benoît Magimel
Vincent Ribaud
Gilles Lellouche
Eric
Jean Dujardin
Ludo
Valérie Bonneton
Véronique Cantara
Joël Dupuch
Jean-Louis
Laurent Lafitte
Antoine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guillaume Canet
Writers: Guillaume Canet
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Little White Lies Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guillaume Canet, shot by Christophe Offenstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hervé de Luze shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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François Cluzet and Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The one thing friends can't escape is a few home truths.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1440232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Guillaume Canet directs. Christophe Offenstein behind the camera. Hervé de Luze cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Part of the "Little White Lies Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Guillaume Canet, shot by Christophe Offenstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hervé de Luze shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6François Cluzet and Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The one thing friends can't escape is a few home truths.".
8IMDB entry: tt1440232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "parent child relationship", "boat", "country house", "thirty something".
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.