Two Lies
6.2 /10 1 Votes6.2
Music director James Leary Duration Country United States | 6/10 IMDb Genre Short Screenplay Pamela Tom Writer Pamela Tom Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date March 28, 1990 (1990-03-28) Cast Sala Iwamatsu, Dian Kobayashi, William Merzenich Similar movies Nevada (1997), The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002), Wild About Harry (2008), Bad Love (1992), Dead Weekend (1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two Lies is a 1990 short film directed, produced and written by Pamela Tom. The film was shot in black and white and discusses issues like identity, Orientalism, and Blepharoplasty.
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Plot
The plot of the film focuses on the life of a Chinese American family who struggles with identity. The mother, Doris Chu, has undergone blepharoplasty, or "double eyelid" surgery, and the oldest of two daughters, Mei, has trouble understanding her mother's actions. From her perspective, her mother's two new eyes are equivalent to two lies. On a trip to Cabot's Pueblo Museum off a dusty highway in Southern California, a series of confrontations occur and Mei finally realizes her mother's reasoning. Between the conflicts of Chinese tradition and American ways, the family tries to adapt to their new life in Southern California.
"Fresh, contemporary. The sharp sense of cultural disorientation depends on Tom's atmospheric style. Clearly the work of a filmmaker who is fearless."
Caryn JamesNew York TimesCast
Extended Cast
Awards, Festivals, & Screenings
References
Two Lies WikipediaTwo Lies IMDb