Thursday 28 September 2017

Brilliantly bizarre

Girl Asleep (2015)

Directed by Rosemary Myers this film based on the play of the same name stars Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet and Amber McMahon. After moving to a new school an Australian girl's parents want to throw her a 15th birthday party to bring her out of her shell.

I found this coming of age film to be a fascinating mix of 1970s Australia, disco, fantasy and teenage problems. You are going to be hard pressed to find anything like this film out there despite it's seemingly familiar material. Clearly the direction really makes this film, moulding it into something funny, touching and bizarre all at the same time.


4/5

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