Lies My Father Told Me
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Lies My Father Told Me is a 1975 Canadian film made in Montreal, Quebec
. It was directed by Ján Kadár
and stars Jeffrey Lynas as an orthodox Jewish boy growing up in 1920s Montreal
.
The original story was written by Ted Allan
in 1949. Allan, a Jew from East End Montreal, was working at an advertising agency. David Rome, editor of the Canadian Jewish Congress
Bulletin, asked him to write a story immediately. Allan thought up a story and had it in Rome's hands within hours.
It eventually became this Academy Award-nominated film and a novella. The story tells of a six-year-old boy who would travel with his grandfather on an old horse-drawn cart through the alleyways of Montreal. The two would call out to residents asking to collect their old junk
. The boy's grandfather was religious but his father was not. Eventually the grandfather dies, as does his horse, leaving the boy feeling bitter toward his secular father.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It was directed by Ján Kadár
Ján Kadár
Ján Kadár was a Slovak film writer and director. As a filmmaker, he worked in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the United States, and Canada. Most of his films were directed in tandem with Elmar Klos. The two became best known for their Oscar-winning The Shop on Main Street...
and stars Jeffrey Lynas as an orthodox Jewish boy growing up in 1920s Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
The original story was written by Ted Allan
Ted Allan
Ted Allan was a Jewish Canadian writer, several of whose books were made into motion pictures.Ted Allan was born in Montreal as Alan Herman. In the 1930s he fought against fascism in Spanish Civil War, along with another Canadian, Norman Bethune...
in 1949. Allan, a Jew from East End Montreal, was working at an advertising agency. David Rome, editor of the Canadian Jewish Congress
Canadian Jewish Congress
The Canadian Jewish Congress was one of the main lobby groups for the Jewish community in the country, although it often competed with the more conservative B'nai Brith Canada in that regard. At its dissolution, the president of the CJC was Mark Freiman. Its past co-presidents were Sylvain Abitbol...
Bulletin, asked him to write a story immediately. Allan thought up a story and had it in Rome's hands within hours.
It eventually became this Academy Award-nominated film and a novella. The story tells of a six-year-old boy who would travel with his grandfather on an old horse-drawn cart through the alleyways of Montreal. The two would call out to residents asking to collect their old junk
Scrap
Scrap is a term used to describe recyclable and other materials left over from every manner of product consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has significant monetary value...
. The boy's grandfather was religious but his father was not. Eventually the grandfather dies, as does his horse, leaving the boy feeling bitter toward his secular father.