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Lars and the Real Girl - Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Craig Gillespie
Threat advisory: High - High risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
The search for true love begins outside the box.
Written by Six Feet Under scribe Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom, an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he's nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film black comedy girlfriend doll substitute psychological disorder relationship family small town snow community drama
Persons of interest
- Ryan Gosling .... Lars Lindstrom
- Emily Mortimer .... Karin Lindstrom
- Paul Schneider .... Gus Lindstrom
- Kelli Garner .... Margo
- Patricia Clarkson .... Dagmar
- Nancy Beatty .... Mrs Gruner
- RD Reid .... Reverend Bock
- Joe Bostick .... Mr Shaw
- Liz Gordon .... Mrs Schindler
- Nicky Guadagni .... Mrs Petersen
- Doug Lennox .... Mr Hofstedtler
- Karen Robinson .... Cindy
- Maxwell McCabe-Lokos .... Kurt
- Billy Parrott .... Erik
- Sally Cahill .... Deb
- Angela Vint .... Sandy
- Liisa Repo-Martell .... Laurel
- Darren Hynes .... Moose
- Víctor Gómez .... Hector
- Tommy Chang .... Nelson
- Arnold Pinnock .... Baxter
- Joshua Peace .... Jerry
- Aurora Browne .... Lisa
- Alec McClure .... Steve
- Tannis Burnett .... Nurse Amy
- Lauren Ash .... Holly
- Lindsey Connell .... Victoria
- Nancy Oliver .... Screenwriter
- Craig Gillespie .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Lars and the Real Girl official movie site
- Lars and the Real Girl film production notes
- Lars and the Real Girl QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2008: Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Nancy Oliver)
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Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Lars and the Real Girl is one of those rare beasts, an original movie. Most sex dolls are kept quietly in the privacy of one's own home but this girl gets a life. A real life, out in the real world, away from the imagination of our boy Lars. What a hoot.
As for Ryan Gosling, this role shows why he's the prince of independent pictures. He throws himself totally into the character; there's nary a hint of his real personality (unless he's a post-traumatic, developmentally-delayed twentysomething psycho).
Of course, the best drama comes from the way that Lars' disorder affects those around him as the family and the townsfolk fall into crisis. How would you react if your brother brought home a sex doll and told you that it was his girlfriend? Heh, heh. Nancy Oliver really gets into her characters' hearts and minds with this one. Often dramatic, occasionally funny, always dark, Lars and the Real Girl is all set to be an art-house favourite.
The black comedy movie Lars and the Real Girl is directed by Craig Gillespie and stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider.
Government security censorship classification
PG (Mild sexual references)
Surveillance time
106 minutes (1:46 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 3 April 2008
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