All the Real Girls

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 02 14 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 043396002371

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Brief Nudity, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: David Gordon Green, who in 2000 made a splash on the festival circuit with his independent debut feature, George Washington, directed this drama about two people entering into a mature romantic relationship -- the sort that neither has been accustomed to. Paul (Paul Schneider) is a guy in his mid-'20s who lives in a small Southern town, where he earn a living fixing cars for his uncle. A man with little in the way of ambition, Paul still lives with his mother, Elvira (Patricia Clarkson), and still hangs out with his best friend from high school, rowdy Tip (Shea Whigham), and their buddies Bo (Maurice Compte) and Bust-Ass (Danny McBride). Among his friends, Paul has a reputation as a ladies' man, but he's not at all good with long-term relationships; most of Paul's romances last only a few weeks, and he's slept with nearly every girl in town who's worth having. Deep down inside, Paul senses that he would like to lead a different life, and that feeling becomes all the more clear when he meets Noel (Zooey Deschanel), Tip's teenage sister who has come back home after attending a boarding school. Noel is smarter and deeper than the girls Paul is used to, while Noel is taken with his charm, wit, and down-to-earth nature. Paul and Noel soon fall in love, but for Paul this is a different sort of relationship than he's accustomed to -- Noel is still a virgin, and her contemplative nature gives him a desire to be a better, stronger person. However, Tip doesn't approve of Paul dating his younger sister, which leads to a rift between these longtime friends. All the Real Girls was awarded a Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival; Patricia Clarkson's performance was also cited by the jury. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Outstanding Performance – Sundance Film Festival Jury Prize for Emotional Truth – Sundance Film Festival Best Actress – Independent Spirit Awards

Features: ccDirector and cast commentary
"Improv and Ensemble: The Evolution of a Film"
Deleted scenes
Theatrical trailers

All the Real Girls

Format: DVD

Release Date: 08/19/2003

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 108 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: French,Portuguese,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Start [1:50]
2. Scared of Kissing Noel [4:13]
3. Partners in Crime [3:19]
4. Leland [2:24]
5. Elvira & Her Son [1:44]
6. "I Got a Secret." [5:52]
7. Warning Noel About Paul [1:01]
8. Clowning in the Children's Ward [3:06]
9. Bad Dream [1:13]
10. Circle of Friends [3:48]
11. "We Ain't Friends No More." [2:01]
12. A Girl & Her Trust [8:17]
13. Memories of Elise [3:10]
14. Slumber Party [5:52]
15. The Hot Tub [5:32]
16. Hanging Out at Sky Lanes [2:16]
17. Four Hours Late [1:57]
18. The Race [1:59]
19. "I'm Gonna Be a Daddy." [4:46]
20. Justin [:52]
21. A Drastic Surprise [2:17]
22. "I Met This Guy at the Lake." [10:44]
23. Not Smart Enough to Be Sorry [5:12]
24. The Saddest Thing in the World [3:51]
25. Coming Over One Last Time [3:12]
26. Tears of a Clown [2:53]
27. Three's a Crowd [1:22]
28. Nobody's Perfect [12:39]

Josh Ralske

All the Real Girls is writer/director David Gordon Green's achingly romantic follow-up to his acclaimed George Washington, and, shot in the same elliptically poetic style, it confirms Green's status as an American original -- a distinctive chronicler of Southern small town life. The film's nearly abstract approach to plot and dialogue and its idyllic analysis of romantic love and its discontents evoke the early films of Leos Carax, but Green has his own unique rhythm and style. The quiet power of Green's film is greatly abetted by the performances of Paul Schneider as Paul, the callow ladies' man who meets a girl who awakens him to his own hidden depths, and especially the luminous Zooey Deschanel as Noel, the romantic novice whose seeming clarity of purpose masks a morass of confusion. The emotional climax of the film, when Noel reveals something to Paul that jeopardizes their budding relationship, is a beautifully wrought and powerful depiction of the vicissitude of romance. It's a scrupulously honest and memorable scene. For all the poetic non-sequiturs and lush imagery of All the Real Girls, its real power comes from its open simplicity in depicting the joy and pain we're all capable of bringing to those we love. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jean Doumanian  Producer 
David Gordon Green  Director 
David Gordon Green  Screenwriter 
Lisa Muskat  Producer 
David Wingo  Composer (Music Score) 
Michael Linnen  Composer (Music Score) 
Paul Schneider  Actor 
Zooey Deschanel  Actor 
Shea Whigham  Actor 
Patricia Clarkson  Actor 
Maurice Compte  Actor 
Benjamin Mouton  Actor 
Danny McBride  Actor 

Country: USA