All the Real Girls (2003)

Regisseur:

David Gordon Green

Drehbuchautoren:

David Gordon Green (story)
David Gordon Green (written by)

Premierendatum:

1. August 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Love is a puzzle. These are the pieces.

Plot:

Small-town love story of a young man with a reputation for womanizing and his best friend's sister.

Plot Keywords:

Hot Tub | Best Friend | Clown | Infidelity | Mill

Filmpreise:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Quietly Amazing

Besetzung

Paul Schneider	...	Paul
Zooey Deschanel	...	Noel
Shea Whigham	...	Tip
Danny R. McBride	...	Bust-Ass (as Danny McBride)
Maurice Compte	...	Bo
Heather McComb	...	Mary-Margaret
Benjamin Mouton	...	Uncle Leland
John Kirkland	...	Justin
James Marshall Case	...	Judge Harvey
Patricia Clarkson	...	Elvira
Maya Ling Pruitt	...	Feng-Shui
Eddie Rouse	...	Dancing Orderly
Karey Williams	...	Tammy Clinard
Matt Chapman	...	Strong Bad
Amanda Chaney	...	Girl on the porch

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Länge:

108 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Marshall, North Carolina, USA

Firma:

Jasmine Productions Inc.

Dies und das:

Matt Chapman plays Strong Bad, who is also one of the characters that Chapman performs the voice of for the Web animation "Homestar Runner."

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Paul: What are you doin'?
Noel: I'm looking at that bucket... thinking... why haven't you kissed me?
Paul: 'Cause... I'm afraid... I'm afraid that... when Tip asks me if I have kissed you I have to say "yes".

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Beginner

Quietly Amazing

All the Real Girls This is possibly the most accurate film about coming of age in small town America. It does this two ways first as other reviewers have noted the cast in the film portrays a realistic group of people making the best of it in a small town. Their behaviors are ordinary and often verge on boring much like a "normal person" in a small town, and not what Hollywood would have us believe youth/people are like. Upon further reflection I realize anyone outside of the norm really sticks out in this film in an awkward if not contemptible way. For the youth it is basically a waiting age for the big thing that will enhance their lives. I do not believe any of the young characters had much of anything resembling a job. They young cast of men hang out at a salvage yard and help/get in the way through the movie. The older characters are stoic and though they say little you get a feeling that they have seen it all before possibly in their own lives or of others.

The second amazing thing about this film is how well it captures the pace of small town life. It is repetitive and monotonous but in the stillness maybe one is capable of seeing more beauty then in faster paced places. I have never been to a North Carolina mill town and till this film never even thought about one but the filming of the area is very well done showing beauty where you least expect it be it the rain in a textile factor or someone going "Shhh shh".

On these two factors alone I'd recommend this film but the acting and story is very solid. It has been over a year since I viewed the film but the images still come to mind rather vividly, but the names of the characters escape me so I will leave that to others. I do not know who directed this film or for that matter recognized any of the actors but that is more of a testament of how strong of a work this film is and I highly recommend it.