Shattered glass

Movie
German title	Shattered glass
Original title	Shattered glass
Country of production	United States , Canada
original language	English
Publishing year	2003
length	95 minutes
Rod
Director	Billy Ray
script	Billy Ray
production	Adam Merims , Gaye Hirsch , Tove Christensen , Marc Butan , Craig Baumgarten
music	Mychael Danna
camera	Mandy Walker
cut	Jeffrey Ford
occupation
	Hayden Christensen as Stephen Glass ; Peter Sarsgaard as Charles "Chuck" Lane ; Chloë Sevigny as Caitlin Avey ; Rosario Dawson as Andy Fox ; Melanie Lynskey as Amy Brand ; Hank Azaria as Michael Kelly ; Steve Zahn as Adam Penenberg ;

Shattered Glass (alternate title: Lies and Truth - Shattered Glass ) is a 2003 US-Canadian film about the story of the journalist Stephen Glass , who, as a prominent feature journalist and member of the editorial board of The New Republic, forged several articles.

The film is a very accurate and realistic representation of the actual story and is based on interviews with the people involved.

Reviews

Ruthe Stein wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle that Shattered Glass was an impressively irresistible film about the journalist Stephen Glass. Jan Stuart said in Newsday that Christensen was completely and frighteningly immersed in the skin of Glass.

Awards

Peter Sarsgaard received a 2004 Golden Globe nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Chuck Lane . Hayden Christensen and the screenplay have been nominated for Satellite Awards .

At the Independent Spirit Awards 2004, the film received nominations in the categories of Best Picture , Best Cinematography , Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Peter Sarsgaard).

The film won the 2003 Political Film Society Award for Democracy .

Web links

Shattered glass in the Internet Movie Database (English)