Lars and the Real Girl
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| Directed by | Craig Gillespie |
| Written by | Nancy Oliver |
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| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel |
| Edited by | Tatiana S. Riegel |
| Music by | David Torn |
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| Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12.5 million |
| Box office | $11.3 million |
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.
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.