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Lars and the Real Girl

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Original title

Lars and the Real Girl

Year

2007

Running time

106 min.

Country

United States

Director

Craig Gillespie

Screenwriter

Nancy Oliver

Cast

Music

David Torn

Cinematography

Adam Kimmel

Producer

Sidney Kimmel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Romance | Comedy-Drama. Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Written by Six Feet Under scribe Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Academy-Award nominated Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom a loveable introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of what is almost solitude, he invites Bianca, a friend he met on the internet to visit him. He introduces Bianca to his Brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and his wife Karen (Emily Mortimer) and they are stunned. They don’t know what to say to Lars or Bianca — because she is a life-size doll, not a real person and he is treating her as though she is alive. They consult the family doctor Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson) who explains this is a delusion he’s created — for what reason she doesn’t yet know but they should all go along with it. What follows is an emotional journey for Lars and the people around him.

Awards: 2007: Nominated for Oscar: Best Original Screenplay

2007: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Actor of Comedy or Musical (Ryan Gosling)

2007: National Board of Review: Best Original Screenplay (Nancy Oliver), Top 10 - Best Movies of the Yar

2007: 2 Nominations for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actor and Writer

2007: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nominations including Most Promising Filmmaker

2007: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

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58 My Top 10 Movies from 2007 (70)

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