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Film: Welcome To The Dollhouse

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http://imdb.com/title/tt0114906/
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Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Dawn Wiener (Heather Matarazzo) is perhaps the most put-upon adolescent in film history in Todd Solondz's bitterly hilarious black comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse. Dawn is bright but awkward,
both physically and socially, and is appallingly unpopular among her peers, to whom she's better known as "Wienerdog." Possessing little charm or grace and perhaps the most misguided fashion sense of her generation, Dawn is not an easy girl to like and practically no one seems interested in making the effort. If life is tough for Dawn at school, it's hardly any better at home. While her folks dote on her gratingly cute younger sister Missy (Daria Kalinina) and look with pride to her bookish older brother Mark (Matthew Faber), Dawn is either ignored or treated as an annoyance. Dawn has developed a crush on Steve (Eric Mabius), the hunky guitarist Mark has drafted into his rock band (significantly, Mark is less interested in making cool noise or unloading teenage angst than in having another extracurricular activity to put on his college applications); Steve is polite but obviously not interested in her. However, Dawn has attracted the attention of a boy at school -- Brandon (Brendan Sexton Jr.), a mean-spirited junior thug whose idea of a good time is threatening Dawn with rape. A painfully accurate account of life in junior high (what Matt Groening called "the lowest pit of hell"), Welcome to the Dollhouse is also very funny, but writer and director Todd Solondz never lets the film's humor dilute the agony of its leading character; anyone who has ever been 12 years old will doubtless laugh at Dawn while uncomfortably recalling the horror of their own preteen years.
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I first saw this many years ago. In actual fact, I don't even remember when or where I first saw it. No doubt it was late night TV. But it was one of those films that I fell in love with right away. It was something I could relate to, and something I too experienced growing up. One of the things I've always loved about it is the fact that a scene is built up to a point where you think you know exactly what's gonna happen, then, the complete opposite happens. I also love how everything Dawn experiences throughout the day, she ends up taking home with her and insulting her family with the same words her bullies use against her. You hate her, you pity her, you cringe at her, you laugh at her, and you sympathize with her. All in all it's a great reminder of what it was actually like to be that age. At least for me.

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I just recently saw this for the first time! 8o

Of course it was amazing. I can't wait to rent it again. :)
 
Saw this last year after having not seen in it quite some time. I'm a huge fan.
 
I havent seen this yet sara.........but I'm DYING to!!!! 8o
Will look for the DVD asap!
 
A few of my friends saw this in film class in high school and said it was awesome; I've wanted to see it ever since.
 
I saw this mentioned in a documentary recently about the advent of adolescent sexuality in the indie film scene

This came highly recommended and one of the spearheads of the genre

Glad you posted, this has renewed my interest to get a hold of this
 
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