The Truman Show

The Truman Show

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The Truman Show

ELEVEN | June 29, 2014

Media arts

Classification: Parental Guidance

Truman's life is a non stop TV show. His entire life exists in one big studio with hidden cameras everywhere. He thinks he's an ordinary man with an ordinary life, until one day he discovers the truth.

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Truman's life is a non stop TV show. His entire life exists in one big studio with hidden cameras everywhere. He thinks he's an ordinary man with an ordinary life, until one day he discovers the truth.

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The film opens with interviews and credits from the 'reality' program, briefly introducing the concept of a TV show within a movie.

Opening credits of Truman 'reality' show

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The film opens with interviews and credits from the 'reality' program, briefly introducing the concept of a TV show within a movie.

Truman Burbank falls in love with Lauren when he meets her in the library. She is forced off the set after she reveals she is an actor named Sylvia and he is the unwitting star of a TV show.

Sylvia reveals truth to Truman

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Truman Burbank falls in love with Lauren when he meets her in the library. She is forced off the set after she reveals she is an actor named Sylvia and he is the unwitting star of a TV show.

Truman pretends to remain ignorant of the truth and goes through the motions of a normal day. Contrasting camera angles and effects create the impression he is under surveillance.

Hidden' cameras capture 'reality'

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Truman pretends to remain ignorant of the truth and goes through the motions of a normal day. Contrasting camera angles and effects create the impression he is under surveillance.

A history of The Truman Show is presented before a rare interview with the show's creator, Christof, who argues, We accept the reality with which we are presented. Sylvia calls in during the interview and criticises the ethics of the show.

Director' Christof responds to critics

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A history of The Truman Show is presented before a rare interview with the show's creator, Christof, who argues, We accept the reality with which we are presented. Sylvia calls in during the interview and criticises the ethics of the show.

As Truman comes to accept the secret Sylvia revealed, he tests the limits of what he can get away with and tries to escape Seahaven. Producers rush to explain the strange incidents to keep the truth hidden from Truman.

Truman attempts to escape Seahaven

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As Truman comes to accept the secret Sylvia revealed, he tests the limits of what he can get away with and tries to escape Seahaven. Producers rush to explain the strange incidents to keep the truth hidden from Truman.

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