Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl
A smiling man holding a bunch of yellow flowers. He is sitting in a green armchair in front of pink wallpaper. A shipping crate lies in front of him.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCraig Gillespie
Written byNancy Oliver
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAdam Kimmel
Edited byTatiana S. Riegel
Music byDavid Torn
Production
companies
Distributed byMGM Distribution Co.[1][2]
Release dates
  • September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09) (TIFF)
  • October 12, 2007 (2007-10-12) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12.5 million[1]
Box office$11.3 million[2]

Lars and the Real Girl is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, and Patricia Clarkson. Its plot follows Lars, a kind-hearted but socially awkward young man who develops a romantic yet nonsexual relationship with an anatomically correct sex doll, a RealDoll named Bianca.

The movie was inspired by photographer Elena Dorfman’s work Still Lovers.[3]

Lars and the Real Girl was released in the United States on October 12, 2007, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Though a commercial failure, the film was positively received by critics, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, while Gosling received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.

  1. ^ a b c "Lars and the Real Girl (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  2. ^ a b "Lars and the Real Girl". Box Office Mojo. IMDb Inc. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Print Center website, Elena Dorfman