Lies We Tell is a movie directed by Lisa Mulcahy in 2023 and based on the book Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, first published in 1864. The movie features Chris Walley, David Wilmot, Holly Sturton, Agnes O’Casey, Grainne Keenan, Mark Doherty, and others.
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Storyline
In the depths of a vast and remote estate in wild Ireland, lives Maud, an 18-year-old girl recently haunted by the sudden death of her father and inheritor of all his wealth. Her uncle Silas, suspected of murder, is deemed the trustee of Maud until she turns 21. The wolves begin to circle her, with Silas as the puppeteer of a group of predators, all eager to get their share of the spoils.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2023
Minutes
89
Movie Rate
8.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1864
Pages
528
Book Rate
7.46
S: Goodreads
Book
Uncle Silas
Original title: Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
Author: J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Country: Ireland
First published in: 1864
Length: 528 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Charles Frank
TV Mini-Series by Peter Hammond
User polls & recommendations
“I never have any idea about who I would cast in my books. I don't think I could ever write a book thinking of it as a movie the whole time.”
JESS WALTER (Writer)
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