Strawberry Mansion (film)
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Cinematography | Tyler Davis |
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Music by | Dan Deacon |
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Distributed by | Music Box Films (United States) Alief (International) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Strawberry Mansion[2] is an American surrealist science fiction adventure romantic comedy film directed and written by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley. It stars Penny Fuller, Kentucker Audley, Grace Glowicki, Reed Birney, Linas Phillips and Constance Shulman.[3]
Premise[]
In a dystopian future where dreams are taxed and invaded by advertisers, government agent James Preble travels to the home of an Arabella Isadora, an eccentric aging artist, to audit her dreams. As he explores her subconscious, stored on a vast library of VHS tapes, he finds himself falling in love.
Cast[]
- Reed Birney as Peter Bloom
- Constance Shulman as Martha
- Kentucker Audley as James Preble
- Penny Fuller as Arabella Isadora
- Linas Phillips as Buddy
- Grace Glowicki as Young Bella
Release[]
The film premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2021 in the Next section.[1][4] On June 21, 2021, Music Box Films acquired its US distribution rights and Alief acquired its international distribution rights.[5]
Critical response[]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 33 critics' reviews and assessed 29 as positive and 4 as negative, for a 88% rating, with an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. The critics consensus reads "Strawberry Mansion's sci-fi premise provides cover for a film whose dream logic and surreal visuals are underscored by quietly poignant themes."[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Sundance - FPG". Sundance. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Strawberry Mansion". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Adam Patterson (January 5, 2021). "30 Anticipated Films of 2021". Filme Pulse. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sundance Title 'Strawberry Mansion' Acquired by Alief (EXCLUSIVE)". June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Strawberry Mansion". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- English-language films
- American adventure films
- American independent films
- 2021 adventure films
- 2021 independent films
- American films
- 2021 science fiction films
- 2021 romantic comedy films
- 2020s English-language films