| The Dead Girl | |
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| Directed by | Karen Moncrieff |
| Produced by | Eric Karten Gary Lucchesi Tom Rosenberg Kevin Turen Henry Winterstern |
| Written by | Karen Moncrieff |
| Starring | Toni Collette Brittany Murphy Marcia Gay Harden Rose Byrne James Franco Giovanni Ribisi Kerry Washington |
| Music by | Adam Gorgoni |
| Cinematography | Michael Grady |
| Editing by | Toby Yates |
| Distributed by | First Look International |
| Release date(s) |  November 7, 2006.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} May 23, 2007 April 26, 2007 May 24, 2007 May 25, 2007 June 21, 2007 |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Dead Girl is a 2006 film written and directed by Karen Moncrieff starring Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy and Marcia Gay Harden. United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Karen Moncrieff (born on December 20, 1963 in Sacramento California, U Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress and Musician Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award -winning and Tony Award and Emmy Award-nominated American Actress. The film was nominated for several 2007 Independent Spirit Awards awards including Best Feature and Best Director. Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with [1] The story revolves around the death of a young woman (played by Murphy) and the characters linked to her murder.
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Cast
| Principal Cast & Characters | |
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| Toni Collette | as Arden |
| Brittany Murphy | as Krista Kutcher |
| Marcia Gay Harden | as Melora |
| Rose Byrne | as Leah |
| James Franco | as Derek |
| Josh Brolin | as Tarlow |
| Giovanni Ribisi | as Rudy |
| Kerry Washington | as Rosetta |
| Mary Beth Hurt | as Ruth |
| Piper Laurie | as Arden's mother |
| Nick Searcy | as Carl |
| Mary Steenburgen | as Beverley, Leah's Mother |
| Bruce Davison | as Leah's Father |
Plot
The Dead Girl is a quintet of stories about seemingly unrelated people whose lives converge around the murder of a young woman (portrayed by Brittany Murphy). Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress and Musician Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award -winning and Tony Award and Emmy Award-nominated American Actress. Rose Judith Esther Byrne (born July 24 1979) is a Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress. James Edward Franco (born April 19 1978 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor director, Screenwriter, Film producer, and Artist Joshua Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is an American film and television Actor. Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American Actor. Kerry Washington (born January 31 1977 is an American actress. Mary Beth Hurt (born September 26, 1946) is a critically acclaimed American stage and screen actress Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress of stage and screen noted for her role in the television series Twin Peaks Nick Searcy (born March 7, 1959) is an American Actor. Career Having made his film debut as "Father #2" in Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. A quintet is a group containing five membersIt is commonly associated with musical groups such as a String quintet, or a group of five singers but can be applied to any Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. The characters in the film are linked not only by their connection to her murder, but also by the difficult hand that life has dealt them. The film scrutinizes their inner struggles to overcome or surrender to their misfortunes.
The first story, entitled The Stranger, focuses on Arden (Toni Collette), a quiet and diffident woman who lives with and cares for her verbally abusive, invalid mother (Piper Laurie). Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress and Musician Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress of stage and screen noted for her role in the television series Twin Peaks Arden is the character who finds the titular body and alerts the authorities, much to her mother's dismay. She later encounters Rudy (Giovanni Ribisi), a grocery clerk obsessed with serial killers, and agrees to meet him for a date. Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American Actor. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based While preparing for the date in secrecy, Arden's mother calls for her assistance. Upon her arrival to her mother's room, Arden is berated with questions as to her appearance. Arden reacts angrily and attacks her mother before packing her suitcase and leaving home. She then meets Rudy and has masochistic sex with him. Sadism refers to Sexual or non-sexual gratification in the infliction of Pain or humiliation upon or by another person
The second story, The Sister, revolves around Leah (Rose Byrne), a depressed forensics student who prepares the titular body for an autopsy. Rose Judith Esther Byrne (born July 24 1979) is a Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress. Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy, or obduction, is a Medical procedure that consists of a thorough Examination She is obsessed with the idea that the body belongs to her sister who went missing a number of years ago. She resents the fact that her parents (Mary Steenburgen and Bruce Davison) are still searching for her lost sister and won't accept that she is not coming back. Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. When Leah convinces herself that the dead girl was her sister, she feels great relief and attends her colleague Derek's (James Franco) house party, where she sleeps with Derek. James Edward Franco (born April 19 1978 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor director, Screenwriter, Film producer, and Artist Their blossoming relationship is cut short, however, when she finds out that the dead girl is in fact not her sister. Leah is overwhelmed with sorrow and regret, but finds some solace in Derek, whom she asks for help.
The third story, The Wife, centres on Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt) who is unhappily married to Carl (Nick Searcy). Mary Beth Hurt (born September 26, 1946) is a critically acclaimed American stage and screen actress Nick Searcy (born March 7, 1959) is an American Actor. Career Having made his film debut as "Father #2" in She resents his frequent, largely unexplained absences, during which she has to stay at home and run his storage business, and then cook and clean for him thanklessly when he does return home. On one such occasion when Carl is away, Ruth discovers a chest of drawers in one of his storage units, filled with ripped and torn articles of women's clothing, some spattered with blood. She suspects her husband of murder, and one night takes the clothes to a police station. A police station (also called stationhouse) is a Building which serves as the Headquarters of a Police force or unit which serves a specific When she pulls up outside the station, however, she has a change of heart and returns home and burns the evidence.
The fourth story, The Mother, involves Melora (Marcia Gay Harden) a naïve, middle-American woman who was the mother of the dead girl, Krista (Brittany Murphy). Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award -winning and Tony Award and Emmy Award-nominated American Actress. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. She is called by police to answer questions on when she last saw her daughter, and then she herself goes to see where her daughter lived before her death. She meets Rosetta (Kerry Washington), a prostitute who was Krista's room-mate and lover. Kerry Washington (born January 31 1977 is an American actress. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Rosetta allows Melora to see Krista's apartment, and tells her stories about Krista's life; how she was a sex worker, a drug addict and how she had a daughter of her own. A sex worker is a person who works in the Sex industry. Sex workers may be employed as prostitutes strippers go-go dancers burlesque performers escorts dominatrices Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking She also reveals that Melora's late husband had sexually abused Krista, of which Melora had no knowledge. Child sexual abuse is a form of Child abuse in which a child is abused for the sexual gratification of an adult or older adolescent Melora goes and finds her granddaughter, takes her from her caretaker (Carla Jimenez) and decides to take her home and raise her. She offers Rosetta to come and live with her as well, but she refuses. Melora asks Rosetta to write her at least.
The fifth and final story is called The Dead Girl and takes place a few days before Krista, the titular character, is murdered. Although she has had a hard life, Krista has a positive outlook and a sweet nature. She buys a big stuffed toy and asks her john, Tarlow (Josh Brolin), to drive her to Norwalk where her daughter lives as her daughter's birthday is the next day. A stuffed animal is Toy Animal sewn from Cloth, Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Joshua Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is an American film and television Actor. Tarlow refuses at the last minute, however, so she has to borrow her landlord's motorbike. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Before she sets off, however, she attacks Tom (Dennis Keiffer), a man who had recently just beaten her girlfriend, Rosetta. She rings Rosetta and tells her that she'll pick up her daughter and all three of them will move away and start a better life together. She asks Rosetta to tell her she loves her, but Rosetta simply tells her she has to go back to bed. Krista continues her journey to Norwalk but the motorbike breaks down and she has to hitchhike the rest of the way. Hitchhiker Program Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, hitching, autostop or thumbing up a ride) is a means of Transportation She hitches a lift with Carl, who promises to take her to Norwalk. She is elated that she will make it there in time for her daughter's birthday. The story ends with Krista smiling in the passenger seat of Carl's car.
References
External links
- The Dead Girl at the Internet Movie Database
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- The Dead Girl at Rotten Tomatoes
- New York Times Movies - The Dead Girl
- New York Times Movies - Karen Moncrieff
- Review of The Dead Girl at Reel Film Reviews
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