The Tale

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autobiographical film drama film film

The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autobiographical film → drama film → film →
awardReceived	Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (Laura Dern) → Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie →
basedOn	life of Jennifer Fox →
character	Bill Allens → Jennifer Fox (13 years old) → Jennifer Fox (adult) → Mrs. G →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Jennifer Fox →
directorOfPhotography	Denis Lenoir →
distributor	HBO Films →
editor	Alexandra Strauss →
filmingLocation	Louisiana → North Carolina →
genre	autobiographical film → drama →
mainSubject	child sexual abuse → memory → sexual abuse → trauma →
musicBy	Ari Benjamin Meyers →
narrativeFocus	reexamination of a sexual relationship from youth →
originalLanguage	English →
originalNetwork	HBO →
premieredAt	Sundance Film Festival →
premiereDate	2018-01-20 →
productionCompany	Blackbird Films → Maven Pictures → One Two Films →
publicationDate	2018 →
releaseFormat	streaming release → television film →
runtime	114 minutes →
screenwriter	Jennifer Fox →
setInPeriod	1970s → contemporary era →
starring	Common → Elizabeth Debicki → Ellen Burstyn → Frances Conroy → Isabelle Nélisse → Jason Ritter → John Heard → Laura Dern →
theme	psychological impact of abuse → recovered memories → self-investigation →
writer	Jennifer Fox →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maryse Alberti →	workedOn