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LARS & THE REAL GIRL

Director:

  Craig Gillespie
  

Year Released:

  2007

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Patricia Clarkson
  Kelli Garner
  Ryan Gosling
  Emily Mortimer
  Paul Scheinder
Movie Haiku:SIX FEET UNDER writer Nancy Oliver hits a homer in her first screenplay about a Lake Woebegon-esque town in northern Wisconsin which takes a collective leap of faith when one of its denizens (Gosling) hovers on the edge of mental breakdown. Totally charming!

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2007