real girls...

We saw a very funny and touching movie last night, called Lars and the Real Girl. This is now out on DVD, which is how we saw it, and it is definitely worth seeing.

We had gone out to dinner with dear friends, both of whose daughters work in the entertainment business in L.A. After a lovely dinner in Sellwood (capped with absolutely heavenly bread pudding), we wandered around Willamette Park, then called their daughters looking for recommended DVD rentals. John and I see quite a few movies, so it took a while to get past ones we had seen (Charlie Wilson's War, Atonement, etc).

We settled around the big screen TV and were delighted with this film. The acting is wonderful, with a cast led by Ryan Gosling, who was excellent as the emotionally-numb young man who is unable to connect in his relationships till he buys a lifesize doll (Bianca) and the whole town works with him to get him through his delusion. Sounds really odd but it was delightful.

Comments

[Barbara W. Klaser]

I've just been going through our DVDs and noticed how heavy and dark too many of the stories are. So that looks like a good one to see about adding to our collection to lighten it up. Don't know how I manage to gather so many downers on my DVD shelves when I love light comedy.

[tinker]

I hadn't heard of this one - sounds whimsically fun though. We'll look out for it - thanks for the recommendation.

[Margaret]

I had heard that that movie was excellent; I've never seen it either. It's good to have recommendations for summer when I'll have more time.