Peter Debruge

The first article, written by Peter Debruge, is written as a film review with further analysis. While the article first discusses the fortune Guglielmo had with working one on one with Tania Head to create a film about her and the World Trade Center Survivor’s Network when her secret came out; it turns around to applaud his creative choice to focus on the personality of Head and what kind of person it takes to come up with such an extensive lie rather than talk about his experience in this rare situation.

The irony found in the film is addressed shortly afterwards in reference to the deliberateness of the title and the telling of Tania Head’s story to start the film. As an audience, it is obvious that her story is a lie but deciphering the fabrications from the truth is what carries the story along. With the article claiming overall that the film artfully chose to focus on what type of person it takes to construct such a tragic fate for herself.

In my opinion this article is crafting the argument that the director wanted to get at the central irony associated with the whole situation and what counts as truth and to whom. With this being said, the article praises the choice to give away the film’s twist in the title and uses this irony to its advantage in crafting the structure of the film. In search of what the truth is, the documentary winds through the claims made by all members involved and takes account for all of their experiences. With the article touching on the choice to focus on the type of person Tania is, the irony is run even further with her search of fake self-discovery in the film as well as the audience’s search for her true self at the same time.