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100% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Rosemary Myers Written by Matthew Whittet Initial release 20 October 2015 Cinematography Andrew Commis | 6.4/10 IMDb 4/5 The Guardian Produced by Jo Dyer Edited by Karryn de Cinque Director Rosemary Myers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Bethany Whitmore
Harrison Feldman
Imogen Archer
Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Eamon Farren
Matthew Whittet
Amber McMahon
Maiah Stewardson Music by Luke Smiles
Harry Covill Awards AACTA Award for Best Costume Design Nominations AACTA Award for Best Film Cast Bethany Whit, Matthew Whittet, Eamon Farren, Amber McMahon, Imogen Archer Similar Movies about birthdays, Coming of age movies, Comedies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Girl asleep official trailer 1 2016 bethany whitmore movie
Girl Asleep is a 2015 Australian coming of age surreal drama film written by Matthew Whittet and directed by Rosemary Myers. The plot follows 14-year-old Greta Driscoll, a shy and awkward teenager holding on to adolescence, who is propelled into a weird parallel place during her 15th birthday party where she is challenged to find herself. The film has been described as an extroverted fantasy dreamscape of an introverted teenage girl. The film is an adaptation of the successful theatre production, also written by Matthew Whittet, by Windmill Theatre in 2014 of the same name, that premiered at the Adelaide Festival. The cast includes: Bethany Whitmore, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Imogen Archer, Harrison Feldman, Amber McMahon, Eamon Farren, scriptwriter Matthew Whittet and Maiah Stewardson.
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- Girl asleep official trailer 1 2016 bethany whitmore movie
- Girl asleep official trailer in cinemas 8 september
- Cast
- Filming
- Critical response
- Funding
- References
Girl Asleep showed at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival to critical acclaim.
Girl asleep official trailer in cinemas 8 september
Cast
Filming
The film was primarily shot in Adelaide, South Australia, with most of the interior and forest shots filmed at Anomaly Studios. Other locations include Findon High School, Blackwood Forest, Bonython Park and a private house in the suburb of Panorama.
Critical response
Jane Howard of The Guardian praises the film giving it 4 out of 5 stars and said that "It’s remarkable how comfortable the oddities we might associate with theatre sit on the screen." and further stating "The rich colours popping from cinematographer Andrew Commis’s 4:3 aspect ratio draw us back into an Australia of the past. Production and costume designer Jonathon Oxlade also embraces the 70s in all of its oddities and excess. And yet Myers always grounds her characters and their stories in a recognisable reality, drawing out delicate and nuanced performances. Even when the fantasy and magic reaches a peak, we still feel passionately engaged with the humanity." Simon Foster of Screen-Space gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and said "As Greta embraces her blossoming self, so to does Australian cinema welcome another memorable movie heroine." Cat Kusmuk-Dodd of The Upside News states "Both Greta’s journey through her everyday life and into her imaginary world make for a visually pleasing experience, the latter enchanting us with the appearance of creatures similar to those in The Mighty Boosh. The excessive timber décor and brightly coloured wallpaper in the Driscoll’s family home would not seem out of place in Napoleon Dynamite."
Funding
The film received funding from Windmill Theatre, South Australian Film Corporation, The Ian Potter Foundation and The Hive Production Fund, a unique initiative of the Adelaide Film Festival in partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts, Screen Australia and ABC Arts.