Dead girl

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Movie
German title Dead girl
Original title The Dead Girl
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2006
length approx. 85 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Karen Moncrieff
script Karen Moncrieff
production Eric Cards ,
Gary Lucchesi ,
Tom Rosenberg ,
Kevin Turen ,
Henry Winterstern ,
Richard S. Wright
music Adam Gorgoni
camera Michael Grady
cut Toby Yates
occupation

Dead Girl (original title: The Dead Girl , German alternative title: Das tote Mädchen ) is an American thriller from 2006 . Karen Moncrieff directed and wrote the screenplay. Brittany Murphy , who died young in 2009, takes on the title role of Krista Kutcher.

action

The film consists of five episodes. The first tells about Arden, who takes care of her disabled mother. She is often verbally abused by her mother. She is only noticed by those around her after she discovers the body of the murdered Krista while walking and reports her find to the police. In this way, Arden meets Rudy, who is fascinated by serial killers . The two start a relationship. Arden leaves her mother.

Leah, the sister of a girl who has been missing for years, is a student in forensic medicine. Her parents still hope that the sister will be found. The search overlaps family life. When Krista's body is discovered, Leah initially hopes it is her sister.

Ruth is unhappy in her marriage to Carl. She discovers blood-smeared women's clothes among her husband's things. One night she wants to hand the things over to the police, but she changes her mind and burns them.

Krista's mother Melora is interrogated by the police. She meets Krista's roommate and lover Rosetta, who makes a living from prostitution . Melora learns that her second husband has molested Krista in the past. Rosetta leads Melora to Krista's little daughter. Melora, who has separated from her husband, takes in her granddaughter.

The last episode precedes the other four. It shows the last days of Krista's life. She hitchhiked to bring a present to her foster daughter. She meets Carl, who takes her with him in his car.

Reviews

Kirk Honeycutt wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on November 8, 2006, that the director avoids showmanship and gives the film "integrity". It shows the problems of individual female characters in inhospitable areas of Los Angeles, where people would suffer from hopelessness. The film is intended for adult viewers who are prepared to take risks.

Robert Koehler wrote in the magazine Variety that the weak end shows that the episode structure has potential, but also, like a trap, jeopardizes the effect.

Awards

Karen Moncrieff won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award in 2006 and an award from the Deauville Film Festival in 2007 . She, Mary Beth Hurt, and the film were nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2007. The film was nominated for the 2007 Artios Prize of the Casting Society of America .

backgrounds

The film was in Acton ( California ) and in Los Angeles turned. The world premiere took place on November 7, 2006 at the AFI Film Festival , which was followed by numerous other film festivals. On December 29, 2006, the film was shown in two selected cinemas in the USA, in which it grossed almost 20,000 US dollars in two weeks . Worldwide the film grossed around 905,000 US dollars.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Dead Girl . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 189 V / DVD / UMD).
  2. ↑ Kirk Honeycutt's film review ( January 5, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) in The Hollywood Reporter , accessed April 8, 2008
  3. ↑ uk.rottentomatoes.com ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 8, 2008  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uk.rottentomatoes.com
  4. ↑ Filming locations for The Dead Girl , accessed April 8, 2008
  5. ↑ The Dead Girl's premiere dates , accessed April 8, 2008
  6. ↑ Box office results for The Dead Girl , accessed February 2, 2009