Girl Asleep

Movie

2015

1h 17m

TV-MA

English

Comedy, Fantasy, Drama

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6.2

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Girl Asleep

TV-MA

Movie

2015

1h 17m

English

Comedy, Fantasy, Drama

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The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen she can't bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world. She floats in a bubble of loserdom with her only friend Elliott, until her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party and she's flung into a parallel place; a world that's weirdly erotic, a little bit violent and thoroughly ludicrous - only there can she find herself.

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Cast

Greta

Elliott

Janet / Frozen Woman

Conrad / Abject Man

Adam / Benoit Tremet

Huldra

Genevieve

Jade

Amber

Sapphire

Denise Mackell / The Crone

Directed By: Rosemary Myers

Written By: Matthew Whittet

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theinfamousj says...

4 years ago

Surreal doesn't even begin to cover what just happened in front of my eyes. We have a local puppet theater company whose aesthetic matches very much with the movie, so while this movie reminded me fondly of the theater company, it otherwise didn't hold my interest. Stripped of its aesthetic trappings, the coming of age story it was trying to tell has been done in a way that connects better with me as an audience member in other movies. It reminded me a lot of the movie Napoleon Dynamite. Perhaps that would make a good double-feature movie pairing.

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AdamMorgan says...

6 years ago

This was a neat little Australian coming-of-age story. In a lot of ways it reminded me of an updated version of Heathers (that movie didn't hold up over time). The movie appears to take a dark turn towards the end but if you put the pieces together you can see that "coming of age" isn't necessarily about becoming an adult. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies.com or facebook page IHateBadMovies

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smallclone says...

6 years ago

Some of this is like Wes Anderson crossed with Napoleon Dynamite, Dazed and Confused, Takeshi Kitano and Spike Jonze. It's quirky, visceral and loud. It loses it's way a touch in the middle section but looks gorgeous and is a lovely way to spend 85 minutes. There's at least 3 different sets of twins in it.

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Lee Brown Barrow says...

7 years ago

Quirky and fun, with a similar style to Wes Anderson as mentioned by Saint below. However, the move into fantasy undermined the film for me. Still, a film not afraid to blaze its own trail, regardless of whatever anybody else thinks.

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Screen-Space

6 years ago

"Wildly funny and deeply moving in equal measure, it is a work rich in larrikin character but universal in its themes and appeal..."

Full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2015/10/20/girl-asleep.html

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Reno

6 years ago

**Greta in woodland!**

This is a short Aussie film, kind of inspired by 'Alice in Wonderland', but originally based on the stage play of the same name. A teen comedy set in the 70s and revolved around a birthday party. So, newly moved into the town, Greta, finds hard to make friends, except a boy More

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