MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY explores the life of a celebrated Polish writer, who comes under fire when the veracity of his award-winning Holocaust memoir is questioned. A startling meditation on art, truth, celebrity and the artist’s responsibility to his subjects and himself.
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More Lies About Jerzy
January 5 - February 11, 2001
Written by Davey Holmes
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
With Gretchen Egolf, Daniel London, Boris McGiver, Portia Reiners, Adam Stein, Jared Harris, Lizbeth Mackay, Betty Miller, Martin Shakar, Gary Wilmes
MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY explores the life of a celebrated Polish writer, who comes under fire when the veracity of his award-winning Holocaust memoir is questioned. A startling meditation on art, truth, celebrity and the artist's responsibility to his subjects and himself.
Gretchen Egolf and Daniel London in MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.
Jared Harris and Portia Reiners in MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.
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