La mentira original

Título original: The Invention of Lying

2009
B
1h 40min

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6.4/10

152 k

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Rob Lowe, Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., and Ricky Gervais in La mentira original (2009)

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Una comedia ambientada en un mundo donde nadie nunca antes ha mentido, hasta que un escritor aprovecha la oportunidad de hacerlo.Una comedia ambientada en un mundo donde nadie nunca antes ha mentido, hasta que un escritor aprovecha la oportunidad de hacerlo.Una comedia ambientada en un mundo donde nadie nunca antes ha mentido, hasta que un escritor aprovecha la oportunidad de hacerlo.

Dirección
- Ricky Gervais
- Matthew Robinson
Guionistas
- Ricky Gervais
- Matthew Robinson
Elenco

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CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb

6.4/10

152 k

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Dirección
- Ricky Gervais
- Matthew Robinson
Guionistas
- Ricky Gervais
- Matthew Robinson
Elenco

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Premios
- 1 nominación en total

Trivia
When trying to secure Philip Seymour Hoffman for his cameo his agent claimed he was too busy so Ricky Gervais requested his email address and sent him the following: "Dear Philip, will you please appear in my new film? There is very little money involved as I spent the budget on testicular implants, but don't look upon them as my testicles, look at them as our testicles." Phillip Seymour Hoffman couldn't refuse after that.

Errores
John Hodgman, as the "Wedding Overseer" looks to be wearing a crucifix. However, upon close examination, it is actually a likeness of Mark holding the "two pizza boxes", matching the image behind the "Wedding Overseer".

Citas
Bob: Hi, I'm Bob I'm the spokesperson for the Coca-Cola company. I'm here today to ask you to continue buying coke. Sure, it's a drink you've been drinking for years, and if you still enjoy it, I'd like to remind you to buy it again sometime soon. It's basically just brown sugar water, we haven't changed the ingredients much lately, so there's nothing new I can tell you about that. We changed the can around a little bit, though. See, the colors here are different there, and we added a polar bear so the kids like us. Coke is very high in sugar and like any high calorie soda it can lead to obesity in children and adults who don't sustain a very healthy diet. So that's it, it's coke. It's very famous, everyone knows it. I'm Bob, I work for coke, and I'm asking you to not stop buying coke. That's all. It's a bit sweet. Thank you.

Conexiones
Edited into Live Free or Die Hard (Project 12, 8/12) (2011)

Bandas sonoras
Beer Rally
Courtesy of Killer Tracks

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7/10

Good vehicle for (and by) Gervais

I was pleasantly surprised by this film. From a simple premise as "lying doesn't exist" it develops into a thoughtful tale with a touch of satire. On the one hand it exposes early on the basic first impressions we all have of each other and of situations we find ourselves in. On the other, it touches on the importance of being honest about what we know and especially honest about what we don't know.

I could examine all the inconsistencies inherent to a concept like this. One would think that without the concept of duplicity, we should be far more advanced than we currently are. One would also think that without lying, there would be no imagination and therefore very few scientific discoveries and advances. The story requires that you don't think about that too much, just to enjoy the script as it moves along.

Gervais carries the film along as planned, in his quiet, self-effacing way. The humor won't have you rolling on the floor, but the frankness of the casual insights should make anyone snicker with self-awareness at the truth of it all.