Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
A Film by Todd Solondz
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | 01:27:24 | 3,86 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Spanish
Genre: Comedy, Drama | 4 wins | USA
A Film by Todd Solondz
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | 01:27:24 | 3,86 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Spanish
Genre: Comedy, Drama | 4 wins | USA
Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the beginning–her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted….
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Hilarious and stunningly frank, writer-director Todd Solondz's evocation of awkward adolescence is a bracing antidote to the counterfeit nostalgia of The Wonder Years or My So-Called Life. Junior-high misfit Dawn Wiener (Heather Matarazzo) is the patron saint of cootie girls, complete with nerd glasses and clueless wardrobe. At home, she's a put-upon middle child – her younger sister is an adorable ballerina; her older brother, a brainy computer geek. At school, the cool girls torment her mercilessly, calling her "wiener dog" and "lesbo" (she's too dorky even to register on the radar of cool boys). Her parents offer little in the way of sympathy or support, and even her teachers treat her with spiteful indifference. But Dawn (portrayed with spirited honesty by 11-year-old Matarazzo) isn't one of those sensitive, misunderstood outsiders a la REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE or The Catcher in the Rye. Dawn's a victim, to be sure, but Solondz admirably refuses to romanticize her predicament: She's abrasive, unsightly, socially maladroit and a lot more like us than we want to admit.
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
One of the most distinctive and unique filmic voices to come out of the 90s Todd Solondz is a truly uncompromising and gifted director. Darkly funny and often controversial his work has ripped the veil off white picket fence middle class America showing the dark side of what goes on behind closed doors in Anytown USA.
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Welcome To The Dollhouse was Solondz's breakthrough film that announced his arrival on the scene. Disillusioned by his previous efforts at film making Solondz was ready to throw in the towel until a friend offered to help finance a film for him. This film became Welcome to the Dollhouse and was met with universal critical acclaim including winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Welcome to the Dollhouse is a twisted take on the coming of age story that revolves around Dawn “Weinerdog” Weiner (Heather Matarazzo), her family and the various misfits, bullies and all round fucks ups she comes into contact with. Dawn's life is a constant barage of abuse and neglect at the hands of her classmates and parents. Gawky looking and at times obnoxious and nasty Weinerdog is a total outcast branded dogfaced and a “lezbo” whose only solace is her “special people” club and its sole member Ralphie (Dimitri DeFresco). The usual coming of age film conventions are utilized being fucked with by parents, bullies, crushes and of course first love (quite a bizarre relationship is struck up between Dawn and the school's tough guy bully Brandon played by Brendan Sexton III) and heartbreak.
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The brilliantly written characterizations really make this film stand out from the other films of the genre. Truly unique and over the top characters delivering heavy does of black humor this flick is guaranteed to have you laughing and shaking your head with some “what the fuck did I just see moments”. I was apprehensive whether this film would have dated badly as a lot of cinema from the 90s has to me. This definitely wasn't the case and watching this film you can see its had a huge influence on countless recent films and TV shows. A great cast and a some classic scenes Welcome to the Dollhouse lives up to all the praise bestowed upon it. Perhaps Solondz most accessible film to date especially since its subject matter isn't as controversial as Happiness and Palindromes.
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Special Features:
- Theatrical trailer
- Talent/Filmographies
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
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