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The Dead Girl Details

2006 Certificate 15
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When a young girl is found murdered, the lives of several different individuals are impacted. Some of these connections are peripheral, while many others are painfully direct. The film is broken up into five distinct chapters, each with its own title. In "The Stranger," Arden (Toni Collette) finds the body, much to her abusive .. Read more

Starring Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Don Smith, Michael Raysses
Director Karen Moncrieff
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Thriller

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When a young girl is found murdered, the lives of several different individuals are impacted. Some of these connections are peripheral, while many others are painfully direct. The film is broken up into five distinct chapters, each with its own title. In "The Stranger," Arden (Toni Collette) finds the body, much to her abusive mother�s (Piper Laurie) dismay. "The Sister" follows a graduate student (Rose Byrne) who is still mourning the disappearance of her sister along with her mother (Mary Steenburgen). Mary Beth Hurt stars in "The Wife" as a frustrated housewife who discovers that her husband (Nick Searcy) has been up to no good. "The Mother" features Marcia Gay Harden as a heartbroken mother who travels to Los Angeles to see how her murdered daughter lived and forms an unlikely bond with her daughter�s former roommate (Kerry Washington). Lastly, "The Dead Girl" tells the story of Krista (Brittany Murphy), a tempestuous drug addict who wants to visit her daughter on her birthday, but fate conspires to bring her down. Moncrieff uses different filmmaking techniques to tell each story (handheld camerawork vs. static cinematography, a variety of color schemes, etc.), but the overall tone remains the same.

Starring Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Don Smith, Michael Raysses, Earl Carroll, Dorothy Beatty, Eva Loseth, Giovanni Ribisi, Rose Byrne, Joanie Tomsky, James Franco, Christopher Allen Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Bruce Davison, Kate Mulligan
Director Karen Moncrieff
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 23 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 22 Sep 2008
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    NO WALK IN THE PARK

    The first thing you need to know about 'The Dead Girl' is that it is a bit of a thinker and heavy on the emotion. So if you're after fluff and light uplifting drama, move along- nothing to see here.

    The Dead Girl unfolds in chapters and describes the ways in which the find of said Dead Girl touches people connected to her discovery, be it in personal or circumstantial ways. Each chapter focuses on a different person, piecing together a story of sorts.

    Strong emotional performances from Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Marcia Gay Harden and Brittany Murphy make this an intense, at times uncomfortable, but ultimately rewarding viewing experience.

    It is an essay on love in different shapes and forms that comes without hearts, flowers and fluffy bunnies and those searching for a shallow sugar rush of uplifting optimism and romance will be disappointed.

    To those who enjoy a good thoughtful drama, though, it will be the echoes of some of the powerful scenes here that reward.

    Haunting and stunning, but not for everyone.

    SEE THIS IF YOU LIKED

    * 21 GRAMS

    * BLUE CAR

    * CRASH

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not my cup of tea

    Reason I chose to see this was because of Toni Collette - she was superb as all in her previous movies. But this movie instead is a different story. Disturbing in the end, but really I asked myself... 'So....?'

    So, if you think you would have given the same reaction, then don't waste 2 hours of your life because you will never get that back.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 01 Dec 2008 07:16

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