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No Lies
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Wikipedia article
'No Lies' is a 1973[http://www.worldcat.org.nz/title/-no-lies/oclc/1179411737?referer=di&ht=edition WorldCat.org][https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74d9e67b BFI] American short dramatic film made by Mitchell Block while he was a student at New York University.
Summary
The film, which is in the style of a 'cinma vrit' interview by a young filmmaker,[https://mubi.com/films/no-lies MUBI][https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film713789.html FilmAffinity] deals with a young woman who has been raped and the trauma that came with it.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/20687385 No Lies: Direct Cinema as Rape on JSTOR][https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mrcvault/videographies/no-lies UC Berkeley Library][https://www.slashfilm.com/519600/best-you-havent-seen-1/ The Best Found Footage/Mock-Doc Movies You Probably Haven't Seen|/Film]
Legacy
In 2008, 'No Lies...' was selected for inclusion by the United States Library of Congress to its National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-237.html "Cinematic Classics, Legendary Stars, Comedic Legends and Novice Filmmakers Showcase the 2008 Film Registry"] 'News from the Library of Congress' (30 December 2008)
In 2016, film critics for the website 'IndieWire' selected 'No Lies' as one of the ten best short films ever made.
See also
* List of American films of 1973
* Found footage
* Mockumentary
Notes
Literature
* Vivian Sobchack (1977): 'No Lies. Direct Cinema as Rape.' In: Journal of the University Film Association 29.4 (1977): pp. 1318.
* Mitchell Block (2006): 'The Truth about No Lies (If You Can Believe It).' In: Juhasz, Alexandra; Lerner, Jesse (eds.) 2006: 'F is for Phony. Fake Documentary and Truths Undoing.', Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. 187195,
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