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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Karen Moncrieff (written by)
Release Date:
26 April 2007 (Hungary)
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Tagline:
One life ends. Seven others begin. more
Plot:
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect. full summary | full synopsis
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Dead Girl
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Party
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Supermarket
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Serial Killer
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Prostitute
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Awards:
2 wins
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4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
Brittany Murphy's Acting Career: From 'Clueless' Tai To 'Sin City' Barmaid
(From MTV Movie News. 21 December 2009, 8:02 AM, PST)
Remembering Brittany Murphy
(From AfterEllen.com. 21 December 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
(From MTV Movie News. 21 December 2009, 8:02 AM, PST)
Remembering Brittany Murphy
(From AfterEllen.com. 21 December 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
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Grim set of narratives will hit the spot if you are in the mood
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Toni Collette | ... | Arden | |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Arden's Mother | |
| Don Smith | ... | Cop #1 (as Donnie Smith) | |
| Michael Raysses | ... | Cop #2 | |
| Earl Carroll | ... | Reporter | |
| Dorothy Beatty | ... | Grocery Checker | |
| Eva Loseth | ... | Grocery Store Customer | |
| Giovanni Ribisi | ... | Rudy | |
| Rose Byrne | ... | Leah | |
| Joanie Tomsky | ... | Therapist | |
| James Franco | ... | Derek | |
| Christopher Allen Nelson | ... | Murray | |
| Mary Steenburgen | ... | Beverley, Leah's Mother | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Leah's Father | |
| Kate Mulligan | ... | Party Girl |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, grisly images and sexuality/nudity.
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Runtime:
USA:85 min | Netherlands:93 min (theatrical version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R |
Australia:MA |
Singapore:M18 |
Netherlands:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:16 |
Ireland:18 |
UK:15 |
New Zealand:R16 |
France:U (with warning)
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Trivia:
The name on the Missing Persons report for Brittany Murphy's prostitute character reads "Krista Kutcher." Murphy dated actor Ashton Kutcher after they starred together in the movie Just Married (2003).
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Continuity: When Melora meets Rosetta her face is beaten up. When she takes Rosetta to eat her face is normal looking but when she drops her back at the motel Rosetta's face is back to being a mess.
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Memphis
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An atmospheric sextuplet of stories revolving around The Dead Girl makes for an intriguing, if unnecessary diversion from your standard murder mystery. Starting with this basic concept, Karen Moncrieff, the writer and director, will show how those associated with this corpse react around the event. In loosely connected stories, this body becomes either foreground or background material to each scenario's more personal, character-based meditations. What turns out is an interesting and eerie slice of independent ensemble drama, more effective as distinct portions then the muddied whole it will add into.
Those going into the movie expecting a hard fought thriller will definitely be disappointed, but people who enjoy more low key fair might have found their sleeper hit of the moment. The Dead Girl reeks of professionally depressive performances. No more ensemble work then a collection of different short films thrown together, casting here nevertheless will make this feature far more attractive then it could have been. Everyone is at their subtly bleak best, and right from the start with Toni Collette's haunted presence one knows the film will be a showcase of silence and darkness from a worthy cast, perhaps at the expense of things like facts and plot.
Those who will enjoy The Dead Girl most are those who bask in cinematic gray areas. Nothing will attempt to be solved or moralized by detailing the grim reality of this murder. Instead viewers have six dark little tales which are more character study then interlocking mystery. For sheer foreboding ambiance alone, The Dead Girl is worth a watch; film's creepiest fade out in recent memory should distinctly heighten a lasting aftertaste.