Lies My Father Told Me 1975 Movie

A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work. More details

Directors

Ján Kadár

Cast

Yossi Yadin Len Birman Marilyn Lightstone

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drama father horse boy horse drawn wagon bottle trousers underaged protagonist baby brother idea ends with death pneumonia horse drawn snow sleigh moustache child swearing rabbi shaking hands autumn use of bloody as epithet denial prayer maternal grandfather looking for someone climbing stairs counting to three beard girl promise sick man winter tragedy first person title death pregnancy marriage city death of father in law canada urban setting climbing steps neighbor father in law son in law relationship begins with a dream horse manure jewish ghetto soda sleeping looking out a window carrying a child night threat brother brother relationship two brothers baby boy forest inventor gate father daughter relationship bedroom snow written by cast member unhappy ending actress shares first name with character husband wife relationship old man coffin cemetery doctor sexual euphemism prostitute visit breastfeeding a baby dancing child protagonist piano playing man in bed cigar smoking record player euphemism obscene finger gesture blonde child boy with glasses mirror apology storm combing one's hair woman in bed rocking chair stable fade to black playing cello cello laughter black cat redheaded woman singing umbrella telling someone to shut up reference to thomas edison counting man with glasses dog cigarette smoking jew waking up nightmare song during opening credits scene during opening credits father son relationship mother son relationship opening a door scene during end credits song during end credits threat to kill looking in a window lying on bed death of horse death of grandfather grandfather grandson relationship calling someone an idiot rain bare butt five word title pregnant animal historical event family relationships death of father independent film

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