Living a Lie

1991 1h 35m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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Way out west, it's a moral dilemma for Jill Eikenberry. Her character, manicurist Joanne Johnson, is the kind of woman who stands by her man. She and her husband, Matt (Coyote), have held their marriage and family together, even though times on their small Southwestern ranch have been tough. One night, Matt and a couple of his buddies get drunk in a local saloon before heading home. They're also stewing in anti-Hispanic racial resentment. Matt is having a hard time making a living and has just had to sell off the last chunk of his inherited ranch property to a family named Martinez. The tragic result of their mean-spirited horseplay is a small Mexican church. burned to the ground, two young people critically injured and three men tangled up in fear, loathing, and lies. Joanne senses the awful truth way ahead of her spiteful, narrow-minded pals down at the local beauty parlor, and she sets out to do the right thing.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jill Eikenberry
Joanne
Peter Coyote
Matt
Roxanne Hart
Grace
Jarred Blancard
Jamie
Castulo Guerra
Father Eduardo
Allison Mack
Stella
Don Collier
Sheriff
Francesca Jarvis
Miss Aimes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Larry Shaw
Writers: Dalene Young, Sharon Bernhardt, Lana Freistadt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Larry Shaw, shot by Neil Roach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jill Eikenberry and Peter Coyote and Roxanne Hart carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Larry Shaw directs. Neil Roach behind the camera. Alec Smight cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Larry Shaw, shot by Neil Roach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Alec Smight shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jill Eikenberry and Peter Coyote and Roxanne Hart carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0102323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.