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Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl

The search for true love begins outside the box.

20077.21h 47m

Overview

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.

Directed by Craig Gillespie
Written by Nancy Oliver
Produced by John Cameron, Sarah Aubrey, Sidney Kimmel
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $11.3M

Top Cast

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Lars Lindstrom

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Karin

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

Gus

R

R.D. Reid

Reverand Bock

Kelli Garner

Kelli Garner

Margo

Nancy Beatty

Nancy Beatty

Mrs. Gruner

Doug Lennox

Doug Lennox

Mr. Hofstedter

Joe Bostick

Joe Bostick

Mr. Shaw

L

Liz Gordon

Mrs. Schindler

Nicky Guadagni

Nicky Guadagni

Mrs. Petersen

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathshynesswisconsindelusionlone wolflosslonelinessdollmental illnessblow up dollcompanionintrospectivelightheartedambivalenttragic

About Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of dying and death, shyness, wisconsin, delusion, lone wolf, loss. Directed by Craig Gillespie, it stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider. Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.

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