Sarah Polley Shares The True Story Behind Her Film, “Women Talking”
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- čas přidán 1. 12. 2022
- Actress, writer and director Sarah Polley joins Stephen to share some details about her latest film, “Women Talking,” and the personal journey she writes about in her latest book, “Run Towards The Danger.” The book is available now and the film, “Women Talking,” is in select theaters starting December 23rd.
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I worked on women talking…my last day operating the camera crane was that scene. Never been more proud of a film to be apart of.
Just that clip gave me full body chills.
Thank you for being a part of bringing this story to us!
I just saw this movie at an event a few weeks ago and it is a phenomenal movie. My husband saw it at TIFF and has not stopped talking about it for 3 months. Congratulations on being part of an incredible creation.
im so excited to see it!
Absolutely the best film of the year. Congrats on being part of that. Truly truly extraordinary work by all.
I was honored to be invited to the premiere of this amazing film, which was an amazing celebration organized with and for talented women. Sarah Polley does a fabulous job crafting and sharing this incredible story ✨❤️🔥
I went to High School with Sarah Polley. She is a beautiful Soul. I remember meeting her and her older brother, Mark Polley, Listening to her voice her concern over him, Stating that she thought he (MARK)was working too hard and that she didn't want him to burn out and get sick. Memories of grade 13, Northern Secondary School TO. So proud of you Sarah!!!😃
Her brother Mark is a great guy. I knew them both in Toronto.👍🏾👍🏾
@@Dan-nt2yb Did you go to Northern Secondary too??
Extraordinary young woman.
Intelligent and wise. A very rare combination. Very impressed with her.
Well, she isn't anymore. She is incredibly racist.
Was that around the same time she was in Straight Up? I remember having a crush on her since then lol
As a Canadian woman in her 40s I grew up watching Sarah Polley, she is a National treasure, and that pic they showed of her as a kid is from an amazing Christmas movie
Wow!! Sarah’s an old friend of mine from our lefty political days in Toronto. I remember sitting cross-legged on her living room floor chairing NDP and political activism gatherings. So great to see her doing well. Fabulous.👏🏼😃❤️
Do you have any recommendations or tips on how to find these kinds of communities and build those sorts of relationships, esp with leftist strength and activism? I’m personally struggling to meet people, and especially want to be with people who care about these things, who can support each other (and I’m surrounded by complacent masculinity, rather than loving).
@@SirArthurTheGreat start by having a sex change
She hasn't acted in a film in so long but all of the performances I've seen of her have stayed with me. She's brilliant all around.
My favorite zombie fighter.
I just remember her from Road to Avonlea and Ramona.
@@ophelias4172 @oldsesalt Go, Sweet Hereafter and Dawn of Dead are my favorites.
The Sweet Hereafter is everything.
She was in ‘Away From Her’ which I think she wrote and directed too? Not sure. She was incredible and so was everything about it. I think Mark Ruffalo was in it as well. Oh wait! That was ‘My Life Without Me’. Superb.
One small comment...... I hope you know how much impact you made on women all around the world. Thank you Sarah, thank you so very much.🎖
Gotta hand it Stephen Colbert for having her on! Not very many male TV talk hosts (like, none) would embrace this subject matter in support of women's hardest issues. Serious stuff.. Thank you so much, Mr. Colbert.
Stephen Colbert has never been afraid to run towards the danger
To thank him for having her on? she’s a brilliant guest having made a brilliant film and we should thank him? Nah, not so much.
@@stephaniesnape6787why women are so ungrateful
@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 yeah just like a firefighter or police officer 😂 Stephen gets embroiled in woke b.s. for ratings and has you thanking him for it 😂
Sometimes he runs towards the anger - like when he gave Prince Harry a platform. @@lorettanericcio-bohlman567
Yes! “Move alongside the anxiety” Is exactly right! You can’t beat it down, move past it, or suck it up. Anxiety has to be recognised, acknowledged and even thanked: it exists to keep you safe. But that doesn’t mean it’s always right, or that you should do everything it tells you. Listen, and then continue alongside it. Wise words ❤
Great insight…thanks for sharing that.
Yes, thank you. I appreciate your comment! Summed up so well. I took a snap of it even. Valuable ❤
Sounds like fight or flight, either hide away and let it defeat you or push through to be stronger.
Do nothing, fight, or flee?
Sarah is one of my all-time faves. Glad to see she's recovered and doing well. Always thought her intelligence and humour would be a perfect fit as a guest on Colbert.
That was a most incredible and beautifully film.
I love how the rage of the scene seemed to slap the studio audience into silence at the end of the clip. Great interview & great performance in that film. So good to hear from Sarah Polley.
lol your bias is showing. i can only hope youre not a presumptuous in your real life
Yes, they inserted canned applause there, and I wonder if the audience just didn't show any reaction at all, except stunned silence.
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Pray tell...how you do know it was canned applause? Enlighten us.
@@daringabler8352 it did have a strange sound didn’t it? Like literally in a can..
@@o.b.7217 The first clue is that the ambient sound coming from the theater, like you would hear during other applause breaks, is missing. The canned applause they used in that moment, lacking any room or ambient sound, was clearly recorded in a studio, not the Ed Sullivan Theater. Secondly, Stephen's dialogue coming in at the end of that applause wasn't at a level that would've been heard above it, if that applause were in the same room as he was; this is because there was no applause there during his speech in the moment; it was added in post, and the volume level controlled. It's not the first time this show has used that, and certainly canned applause and laughter is used on all kinds of shows. I was just wondering why they needed to cover that moment with it. Did the audience not react outwardly very much? Was there some convo there that they took out for time, or...?
Claire Foy kills that scene… wow!
She is an amazing woman of courage and strength, her life story is wild and heartwarming and sometimes tragic and sad, she is a shiny human. And Canada loves her.
As Canada should she is amazing!
I am SO happy to see her on Colbert! I’ve followed her career since she was a child and she is an incredible talent!!
Sarah Stanley! I have the Road to Avonlea collection sitting on my shelf ❤️ 🇨🇦 "Nothing is as scary after 3 kids" is the most relatable sentence. I was terrified my anxiety would get worse after I had my kid, but it got better. I had so many actual things to worry about that the big nebulous unknown thing that had plagued me for years faded.
Heartfelt comment I concur with your sentiment 100%♡
I have Prince Edward Island sitting across the field from me...!
Sarah Stanley is a favorite forever!
Polley is a fantastic director, very sensitive and intelligent. Away From Her was brilliant. Her acting in My Life Without Me was wonderful.
My Life Without Me was so good! I was just commenting and I confused it with Away From Her. She and Mark Ruffalo were excellent in My Life Without Me.
Anyone still remember her as Sarah Stanley in Road to Avonlea?
Hell, yeah! I remember seeing of photo of her and the other cast members on the cover of whatever the Canadian newspaper equivalent of TV Guide was, and being blown away there was a kid a year YOUNGER than me starring in a new TV series!
That's literally all I know her from. A few years ago someone was like, "This movie was directed by Sarah Polley" and I was like, "Haha That's the name of one of the main actors from one of my favourite shows of all time! Small world!". That's when I found out she's a director and I was so excited!
As a child she played the main character in a series from the Anne of Green Gables world called Road to Avonlea. Not to mention the Terry Gilliam movie The Adventures of Baron Munchausen!
She was the best little heathen.
I think I will always remember her as Ramona Quimby, since that was my introduction to her. I loved the books, and was so excited when that small series was made. I also remember being happy to see her again in Avonlea, although I didn't get to watch it much.
Road to Avonlea was an incredible series!
From what I’ve read about her experience shooting the Munchausen movie, that might play a significant part in her reluctance to let her children act before they are adults.
@@fordhouse8b I haven't heard her talk about it but that makes a lot of sense. It was a massively demanding a role for a child!
As a kid growing up in Canada, we used to watch her every week on a show called Road to Avonlea.
It is so rare to see a comment section that is so completely full of unanimous praise, and I think that really speaks to Sarah's character. Every time I engage with her work she strikes me as one of the kindest, smartest, and most interesting people working in the film industry today - recently watched Splice and her complex performance has stuck with me far beyond everything else.
Pretty much every Canadian celebrity, you’ll find that. Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Ryan Reynolds, Keanu Reeves, Brandon Fraser, Jim Carey, Mike Myers, Ryan Gosling.. the list goes on and on.
The Avonlea Chronicles was an integral part of my child hood. I did a double take when I saw Sarah Polley on my screen.
I have lived isolated in my home for over 10 years. I believe that those few simple words run towards the danger could possibly be the catalyst that may change my life. I believed there was a lot of reasons why I chose to stay here but oddly enough I didn't consider that fear was one of them. The human mind's ability to lie to itself is so powerful and Insidious.
I send you good will and best thoughts of walking along side this fear. There are no accidents-- you were meant to watch this clip. Thank you for sharing your story.
@@merrykaczmarek3757 thank you so much for your kind words of support and encouragement. Sending you wishes of much joy in Comfort.
@@dixierae3442 Go for it!
She's so smart and talented, I don't know how she always seems so down-to-earth!
She’s Canadian. 🇨🇦 Also lives in Canada so she isn’t spoiled by Hollywood!
she is canadian we folks pretty much down to earth
Sarah is a national treasure 🇨🇦❤️
I love her honesty about being a parent. We love it but the small things that they do to push our buttons are super annoying and it is nice to have time apart.
Just hasten to point out she is a CANADIAN! So proud of her accomplishments.
As a fellow Canadian, I’m certainly very proud of her. 👏🏻
I truly appreciated Women Talking, very well made film. Hope people check it out. And now I'm curious about her book! Great interview
The book is amazing. It's a collection of essays about her life, rather than a straight autobiography. If you want longer, more thorough answers to the questions Colbert asked, read her book. She's a brilliant writer.
The book is incredible. I listened on Audible and I didn't want it to end.
I loved both her movie and her book. On top of that, I met Sarah Polley at Telluride and she could not be nicer.
I met her too at an event promoting her book and agree 100%! She's so down to earth. I loved her as child in Road to Avonlea and she was brilliant in The Sweet Hereafter.
This is actually what I do as an autistic person. I force myself to go through life dealing with neurotypical people. That's why we're so resilient. We do that every day. Neurotypicals generally don't.
Well said. I think her advice is very useful.
Great analogy! Yes, so much truth. We’re a household of neurodivergents and we are uncomfortable and push through every damn day. ❤
Exactly.
Yes, I also force myself to sniff other people's flatulence, even though sometimes it can be dangerous, or even non-survivable.
She gave three great performances: The Sweet Hereafter, The Weight of Water, and My Life Without Me; then she directed one beautiful film, Away From Her. She is Canada's Jodie Foster. I wish they would collaborate on something!
"She is Canada's Jodie Foster"-Wow! I hadn't considered that, but that's such a great comparison. The more I think about it, the more similarities I notice.
I love Sarah Polley. My favourite thing she has done is, “Stories We Tell”. It’s sort of an auto-biography of doing a biography of her mother. It’s absolutely fascinating and brilliant.
In series 3 of Slings and Arrows, a brilliant Canadian show.
Yes, I have loved her work since The Sweet Hereafter. The movie is brilliant but would not have been as brilliant without her. Even just her voice in her VO parts added so much to the character and power of that film and story.
It's such a sad but beautiful and brilliant piece of work. The song she sings for the film "Courage" also is so perfect with her voice and adds to the film and truly represents even the title of the film.
The Sweet Hereafter, I saw it when it came out and still think about it...
Her movie "Stories we Tell" is absolutely amazing.
This is the type of interview where people who don't know Sarah will actively seek to know more about her work.
From Road to Avonlea, Sweete Hereafter, Take this Waltz, Stories we Tell, Away From Her, Dawn of the Dead, Slings and Arrows, and so on
I love the fact that Colbert asked some really interesting questions - and the answers Sarah gave were both entertaining and insightful. She’s brilliant and Colbert is a good interviewer who knows his subjects ❤ can’t wait to watch it!
The New Yorker interview with Sarah is excellent too, good show mr. C.
Is this the same Sarah Polley who played Ramona in the Canadian series in the 80s? And did she play the daughter of John Adams in that limited series? She is an awesome actress
I recall how my kids loved her playing Ramona in Canadian show of the Beverly Cleary books. Fabulous actress, director, activist.
Her voice always reminds me of Winona Ryder.
Watched the movie yesterday. Amazing and powerful.
God was showing off when
Sarah Polley was made.
Sarah is brilliant and incandescent to make a great interview.
I am gifting this book to 20 of my friends so they are able to take this journey with Sarah.
Australia
It's such a good book.
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I concur with your sentiment 100%♡
I’ve only known her from Go, Dawn of the Dead, Splice and maybe one other movie and I enjoy her in each one. I had no idea she directed as well. I’m gonna check out her whole discography now. I love her personality. Very much a true real life person and not a drop of fake celebrity in her. 🤘🏽
I don't think that I've ever been so excited to see someone on my CZcams feed. My favorite actress and director sharing books and a movie to check out! Beautiful way to start a Monday!
Sarah Polley, Francis Mcdormand, Jessie Buckley AND Claire Foy!?!? Can't wait to see the movie. These ladies are phenomenal at their craft. What a line up of talent!
Away from Her is one of my favourite films. Great script and beautiful performances by Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsett, and Olympia Dukakis.
'Women Talking' was awesome. I especially identified with Claire Foy's character. She was all the rage that I ever felt in the church I grew up in. Trying to square Philippians 4:8, which they quote many times in the movie, with the the barely-veiled misogyny that was in every facet of life. I lived in abject fear for a long time and barely escaped with my life. I had to stop the movie many times to scream at the screen and cry. I think if I was those ladies I would have taken my stuff and burned everything else that was left to the ground, including the traitorous women that stayed behind. I have no more forgiveness in me.
Hugs. Me too.
So you want all men to die?
If you haven't see "Away From Her" rent it right now. A total classic
HOLY shit this interview is amazing. As a chronic migraine sufferer those symptoms are very familiar. I can't wait to read her book!!!!!!
Discovered her first in Exotica and The Hanging Garden and have loved her since... and more so loved her foray in to directing! What a gifted woman in the industry! 🥰🤩🍁
Sarah brings back many memories from my youth. She was a gem in My Life Without Me.
Mr. Tough guy here...not after I saw her in My Life Without me. Tears were streaming down this old grizzled face of mine ! This lady has it all , intelligence, charisma, beauty, talent, etc.etc. !
I remember when she was an actress in "Go". It's so cool to see her making her own movies as a director. She's awesome.
I LOVED “Go!” Such a phenomenal movie.
She's done so much, but I absolutely loved 'Go'!
Love Sarah Polly I'll never forget her in the movie Go a classic
I fell in love immediately with that cashier 💯 She's just kinda great. Family Circus still sucks...
Love that movie, one of the most rewatchable and fast paced movies ever
I've been in an accident a few weeks ago and have a really big concussions myself, so her story sounds very relatable. And gives me hope for the future
I hope you are alright and that you get well soon! :)
I've always enjoyed Sarah. She will continue to present work that is challenging and important.
Take this Waltz and Away from Her are two of my favorite movies. Cannot wait to see Women Talking.
This concept of challenging the body (in reasonable doses) is the idea behind intentional exercise, fasting, heat and cold exposure -- they are hormetic stressors and make us stronger when applied correctly. The body is has an incredible capacity for healing, and almost everything is at least improvable. I've only been learning about this for the past five years or so and my mind is still blown!
Is there a name to this?
Very talented all the way around, very grounded. Loved her ever since Road to Avonlea and can’t wait to read her book. She’s lived a very interesting life!
I got squeezed out of Halifax and I live in northern Nova Scotia now.
With a view of Prince Edward Island! Road to Avonlea across the EVIL bridge!
i LOVE LOVE LOVE that she has grown into such an inspiring woman! She was a HUGE part in my growing up- I want to move to Avonlea , STILL. Can't wait to see this!
Well…move before climate change seas swallow all of PEI.
What I LOVE about "Women Talking" is that nothing goes "Boom!"; there are no fight scenes or car chases; no gunshots! Imagine that? No gunshots in a movie. Quite refreshing even though the subject matter deals with themes of sexual violence and rebellion against that violence. It's the finest film I've seen in decades.
Fantastic dialogue, strong. Reads like a play
February 2021 I tripped and ended up with a frontal lobe brain bleed that would have likely killed me if my hands didn't stop functioning. I'm into year number two. Slowly getting better. Thanks for sharing your story, Sarah.
She's so brilliant
I grew up on road to avonlea
She's def Fantastic representative in Canada
I haven't seen Sarah Polley in ages. Good to see her.
She was pretty adorable in One Magic Christmas. We watch it every year, even though it's kinda dark.
I know she’s from Ontario but I’ll always think of her as an Islander. So proud of her and her incredible career!
I can see PEI from my place...
I would love to see her act again! She could direct herself!
Looking forward to seeing this movie. What a fantastic cast of women.
I loved hearing what she had to say. It really resonated and has got me thinking. Feel the fear and do it anyway.
I read that book by Susan Jeffers in the 1980's. It changed my life!!!
I really enjoyed Sarah's new book! Recommend!
Same!
Very thankful to hear her speak about her concussion. I sustained one 10 months ago and have had problems on and off... now that I know about her book, I am going to start reading it in hopes for more inspiration and advancement in my own personal recovery. Thank you Colbert for brining this topic to the pubic.
Wonderful artist. National treasure. Great book.
Seriously underrated actor, in everything she's done.
So good to see her here!
she's brilliant! stoked for this movie, claire foy was incredible in that clip
The first time I heard that phrase “run towards the danger” was by my drill sergeant back in 1980. Coming from the public school system in PR my English was worse than bad at best. So I asked for an explanation, in that face of my life was more like volunteer, don’t be afraid to clean a toilet or answer the phone. So to him running towards the danger meant to have a chance in life to learn how to do or not to do anything and everything in life. That little sergeant from Hawaii change my life for ever.
So looking forward to hearing and seeing more from Sarah.
She played the role of Sara Stanley in Road to Avonlea! It aired on the Disney channel in the 1990s! She did an amazing job in that show, and I really enjoyed watching her on that show. She was so exuberant and free spirited as Sara.
Well..that’s a powerful, Canadian one-two punch…Miriam Toews and Sarah Polley. Would love to see this on the big screen (if the damn weather would cooperate). Great Writer, Director, Producers and Cast.
So proud of her! Fellow Torontonian. Remember watching her on the show Ramona and seeing her perform in small theatre shows around the city. She's come a long way and well deserved accolades!
I was always kinda sad about her retiring from acting. She was great in Dawn of the Dead.
Is that...sarcasm?
I first saw her in Munchausen and Avonlea, so she's had plenty of time to scratch that acting itch. Seems clear long ago she got tired of the limited opportunities afforded to women in the industry and wanted more creative control. Can't fault that.
Are you really? Name another movie you've seen her in?
First saw her in that as well. Favorite horror movie by far.
“The Sweet Hereafter.”
What a lovely woman
Sarah Polley is a true gift to the world of women directors. 💓
What a charming interview! I feel like the audience wasn't as reactive as they would've been with a known personality... but Sarah's anecdotes were funny! So glad she's leading the way in being a multi-hyphenate in Hollywood.
She was awesome in The Sweet Hereafter
Yes, one of the most subtly powerful films ever made and it would have not been as good without her. Her presence and her VO and even her singing of the song "Courage" is amazing. Many people have not seen that movie possibly because they get depressed but it was the opposite of depressing for me because of Sarah's character and the depth of her character and that characters ability to survive and not be overcome by all her travails is so amazing.
I'm a big fan of Sarah Polley as a director. All her movies are great.
wow, Sarah, well said..We need to approach everything!! in life with that challenge. "Run toward the danger" Love It.
Been a fan of Sarah Polley since The Sweet Hereafter and My Life Without Me. She is an extraordinarily talented actress, writer and director. I would see anything she is connected with but be prepared for a gut punch and long lasting impression. Such a treat in our world of superficiality.
100%!
Sarah Polley is such an innovative, creative, writer, director, I think she's brave in so many ways.
Love Sarah, she is so inspiring! Highly recommend her award-winning documentary 'Stories We Tell'. 🙂 Looking forward to reading her book, though I hope it's more nuanced than this interview about that method not being appropriate for most chronic conditions.
Exactly. I have a debilitating chronic illness that is made worse by pushing through the pain. I’m sincerely glad pushing through cured her, but hearing this made me feel bad about myself. Like I don’t have enough grit to heal myself. But after decades of trying just about everything to improve my condition I’m still left with severe pain, and I’m downright tired. So very tired.
Wow, Sarah Polley just exudes confidence
She truly does! I’m so impressed with her, even more so after seeing this interview. Been a fan for years and now I want to BE her😊
I absolutely loved her in Go! 1 of my favorite movies
I remember when Sara Polley was on Road To Avonlea. She is such a talented young lady.
My childhood series
I got to serve her in a restaurant in Peterborough Ontario when she was was presenting a short film at a festival, and I was in awe because I grew up with her in Road to Avonlea. She could not of been nicer.
Interesting to hear her take on child acting, I appreciate her honesty. I’ve always wondered about that. Thanks Stephen for having a great interview question.
Go Sarah!
During the peak of #MeToo, Sarah wrote an article about her experiences as an actress growing up in the industry and why she shifted to behind the camera. Surprised Colbert doesn’t seem to be aware of that.
She covers it in the book really well. She suffered a lot of anxiety and I'd go as far as to say abuse while she was a child actor. The book is a really fantastic musing on that, among other things
that’s right “if it’s in the way… It is the way”❤
I first saw her on the movie "Go"! Then I saw the movies she made like "Save This Waltz" Beautiful! 💖💖💖
ITS TIME TO GIVE SARAH POLLEY HER FLOWERS!!
Sarah was nominated and won the academy award for the screen play she wrote for Women Talking. Congratulations Sarah.
The first photo Stephen shows Sarah and the audience of Sarah's early acting career was a still from a film "One Magic Christmas" with Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton. It was filmed in Meaford, Ontario and there is one scene where some of the characters are in a car and they drive past a motel sign. That was when I thought to look up where the movie was filmed because that particular motel sign was of the motel that my granny and grandad owned in the early 70's. Funny how something can jump out at you. She played a very small part of a little impoverished girl who Mary Steenburgen's on screen husband refurbishes a bicycle for and gifts it to her from "Santa". It is a very sweet movie (but not Hallmarkish); it has grit - which is my favourite kind of Christmas movie. After all, Harry Dean Stanton is in it! Also - saw "Women Talking" the other night. Brilliant and haunting. My daughter and I were talking about it for days after. Thanks, Sarah, for such a moving adaptation.
Interesting interview as I had never heard of her! She seems very insightful.
Sarah was a child actor star in Canada, then a compelling actor as an adult in some great films like The Sweet Hereafter, which won the Grand Prix at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and received two Academy Award nominations, then left acting to direct and write, including a documentary that revealed that the man she thought was her father (also an actor) was not - she was the child of a director who had an affair with her mother. As a child she was precocious; as an adult she shows her intelligence and insight in her work and how she conducts herself.
This was one of the hardest movies I have ever watched. It was very well done and is thought provoking and heartbreaking.
Ive always loved her as an actor! And that clip my god, running to see this film
Sarah Polley is amazing and a personal idol.
Love your work and thank you for changing my world for the better.
The "run towards the light" comment totally applied to my hyperacusis situation. "Run to the sound!" I was starving my ears because I was blocking out noise after ear trauma. I worked through the discomfort with sound therapy and meditation.
That was the most timid clap I’ve ever heard after an audience is shown a movie clip. That clip was phenomenal.
Sometimes the truth catches people off guard
@@lorettanericcio-bohlman567that was definitely an ADR clap. It didn’t sound like it was coming from people in the audience