Girl Asleep

"Fifteen is going to turn a corner. It has to."

2015 1h 17m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 134

FantasyComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen, she can’t bear to leave her childhood; it contains all the things that give her comfort in an incomprehensible new world. She floats in a bubble of loserdom with her only friend, Elliott, until her parents throw her a surprise fifteenth birthday party and she’s flung into a parallel place—a world that’s weirdly erotic, a little bit violent, and thoroughly ludicrous. Only there can she find herself.

“Fifteen is going to turn a corner. It has to.”

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Cast

Bethany Whitmore
Greta
Harrison Feldman
Elliott
Amber McMahon
Janet / Frozen Woman
Matthew Whittet
Conrad / Abject Man
Eamon Farren
Adam / Benoit Tremet
Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Huldra
Imogen Archer
Genevieve
Maiah Stewardson
Jade

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rosemary Myers
Writers: Matthew Whittet
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rosemary Myers, shot by Andrew Commis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Covill. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Karryn de Cinque shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bethany Whitmore and Harrison Feldman and Amber McMahon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fifteen is going to turn a corner. It has to.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rosemary Myers directs. Andrew Commis behind the camera. Harry Covill scores. Karryn de Cinque cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 11 years ago.
4Directed by Rosemary Myers, shot by Andrew Commis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Harry Covill. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Karryn de Cinque shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bethany Whitmore and Harrison Feldman and Amber McMahon carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fifteen is going to turn a corner. It has to.".
9IMDB entry: tt3955894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Commis
Original score: Harry Covill
Editing: Karryn de Cinque
Production design: Jonathon Oxlade
Costume design: Jonathon Oxlade
Runtime: 77 min · 1h 17m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,150,118
Original language: EN
IMDB: Girl Asleep (2015)

Awards

AACTA Award for Best Costume Design

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Simon Foster2015-11-25
★ 8.5/10
"Wildly funny and deeply moving in equal measure, it is a work rich in larrikin character but universal in its themes and appeal..." Full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2015/10/20/girl-asleep.html
Reno2017-08-10
★ 5/10
Greta in woodland! This is a short Aussie film, kind of inspired by 'Alice in Wonderland', but originally based on the stage play of the same name. A teen comedy set in the 70s and revolved around a birthday party. So, newly moved into the town, Greta, finds hard to make friends, except a boy. Entering 15th, her family wants to throw a big birthday party inviting her new schoolmates, against her will. On the occasion, something goes wrong and the next minute, she's in a strange place with strange events and people. Her adventure begins to return home and the party she had left behind in halfway which revealed in the rest of the film. I thought it was a children's and family film, but some of the references like relating to sex was a bold move. Though nothing was serious, if you are not considering the matter to the deep. It was just like any teen film, a simple topic. Creatively enough, but not impressive enough film. Those 70s were the plus point, especially for a comedy, that timeline is always so funny. Decent performances and filmmaking, should have been improvised the screenplay. But my guess is the budget. It is a small cost film, but if they had better financing, surely they would have pulled it off so much better than this. Now it is an average coming-of-age comedy- fantasy, but worth a watch if you are not forcing yourself into it. 5/10