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The Tale
2018 1h 55m R
Drama
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Mystery
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7.2
99%
82%
71%
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A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.
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Directed By
Jennifer Fox
Written By
Jennifer Fox
Studio
WeatherVane Productions
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Cast of The Tale
Laura Dern
Jennifer
Isabelle Nélisse
Jenny (13 Years)
Elizabeth Debicki
Mrs. G
Jason Ritter
Bill
Frances Conroy
Jane Graham
John Heard
William P. Allens
Jodi Long
Rebecca
Laura Allen
Young Nettie
Matthew Rauch
Aaron
Common
Martin
Ellen Burstyn
Nettie
Jessica Sarah Flaum
Jenny (15 Years)
Juli Erickson
Grandmother
Dana Healey
Dr. G.
Aaron Williamson
Raymond (Ray)
Shay Lee Abeson
Young Becky
Isabella Amara
Young Franny
Daniel Berson
Joe
Chelsea Alden
Samantha
Ricki Bhullar
Student #1
Jenson Cheng
Student #2
Madara Jayasena
Student #3
Emily Sandifer
Student #4
Tina Parker
Franny
Scott Takeda
Master of Ceremonies
Noah Lomax
Lucas Mendelson
Grant James
Anthony Graham
Madison David
Younger Iris
Tarek Bishara
Detective Amato
Gretchen Koerner
Iris
Jaqueline Fleming
Margie
The Tale Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
In a performance that ranks among the best I've seen in any film (theatrical or otherwise) this decade, Laura Dern essentially stands in for Fox... a beautifully nuanced portrayal of a smart, accomplished, independent woman.
RogerEbert.com
Sheila O'Malley
The film is one long interrogation, not only from Jennifer the character's standpoint, but from a directorial standpoint.
Uncle Barky
Ed Bark
In this view, its overall story of innocent susceptibility, bogus fulfillment, latter day denial and hard-earned closure triumphs over what Bill does to Jenny in the name of "love."
812filmreviews
Robert Daniels
For Fox, and for all of us, The Tale is a spot in time worth finding.
Consequence
Allison Shoemaker
The most shocking, upsetting thing Fox has done is tell a story about the malleability of our memories.
Newsday
Verne Gay
Jenny's reluctance to stare down the horror gives "The Tale" an ineluctable psychological power.
New Yorker
Emily Nussbaum
The Tale is lit up by a clarifying anger, but it has a stirring, inspiring streak-it's about mastering a story by finding the right way to tell it.
BuzzFeed News
Alison Willmore
It is, instead, a startlingly effective act of fiction, in which [Jennifer] Fox turns her abuser into an accessory in her own narrative, a means to an ending.
MUBI
Christina Newland
As harrowing as it is to watch, seeing a woman come to terms with the reality of her abuse after decades of burying it is deeply powerful.
New Yorker
Richard Brody
Fox's movie renders the reconsideration of the personal past inseparable from reconsiderations of the historical past-and so, of cultural objects from the past that exert enduring power today.
The New Republic
Jo Livingstone
The Tale excels in these absurdist meta-moments, such as the scenes in which Dern and Nélisse meet up across time to deconstruct events as they happen.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Lloyd
[The Tale] is an impressive, cohesive piece.
NPR
Eric Deggans
Ultimately, "The Tale" is a wrenching, heartfelt success.
New York Times
Margaret Lyons
"The Tale" is a push, then, to disseminate a hard truth - and by extension an argument for confronting the reality of abuse and abusers, no matter how painful that process might be. And it's effective. Frighteningly, unforgettably so.
The Atlantic
David Sims
The Tale is above all a work of profound empathy, as a look inside someone's psyche would have to be.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
Fox does well by her protagonists - both of them.
Refinery29
Anne Cohen
The film feels like [Jennifer Fox is] taking us on a journey of self-exploration without a foregone conclusion, which makes the end result both satisfying and not satisfying, much like real life.
Boston Globe
Matthew Gilbert
It's a rare thing for a film to anatomize the complex processes of memory and healing as effectively as "The Tale."
Village Voice
Lara Zarum
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse will likely find The Tale a difficult watch. But it's damn near necessary viewing in this age of collective trauma unveiled.
Variety
Caroline Framke
Fox's directing and script are so purposeful and direct that it can be very hard to watch "The Tale" without having to look away.
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