The Dead Girl

ryan brown

ryan brown

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Anybody see this? I watched it at 3am last night on Sundance ondemand.

I must say, it was really, really good.

Not to sound sexist or anything, but usually when a film is directed by a woman, I can tell within the first 10 to 15 minutes. I'm not saying thats a bad thing, but films often times speak the voice/sex of the director (at least to me). It wasn't the case in this film.

Once it was over and I saw the credit, it definitely "came together"... but throughout the movie, it never even crossed my mind.

Also, the writer/director, Karen Moncrieff, is a former beauty pageant contestant, AND soap opera star!

What the hell is that!?? talk about breaking stereotype's.

Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised by the entire experience, and even more so when I read the credits and details.
 
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i remember this doing very well a the independent spirit awards LAST year. it's been on my netflix queue ever since. still havent seen it. also, the phenomena you refer to is often called "the male gaze": that a male point of view dominates cinema to the extent that a female point of view jolts our perceptions of what is normal. but not always, as in your case.
 
I loved this film, it was very stark and realistic, the characters weren't glamorized they were ugly fallible and human.
 
ryan brown said:
Not to sound sexist or anything, but usually when a film is directed by a woman, I can tell within the first 10 to 15 minutes. I
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I am not offended, but that sounds pretty sexist to me. If you are going to make a statement like that you are really gonna have to back it up.
 
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it was very stark and realistic, the characters weren't glamorized they were ugly fallible and human.
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Agreed 100%. The first 5 minutes set the mood, and I think that *almost* everyone in it gave fantastic performance's... even the smaller roles, which is a true sign of good direction. The one I can't say that about, is the lesbian/biker hotel clerk in the final story. The "sister" performance seemed exceptionally well...
 
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