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Adaptation of
Girl Asleep
2014
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drama
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2015
Girl Asleep
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Girl Asleep is a film adaptation of the acclaimed 2014 play of the same name. It follows shy teenager Greta Driscoll as life takes unexpected turns in the lead up to her fifteenth birthday.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Dream Sequence
2017
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essay
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Summer vol. 191 no. 2017; (p. 6-13) Like its Windmill theatre stageplay predecessor, the screen adaptation of Girl Asleep dramatises the difficult process of leaving childhood behind while gaining maturity, seen through the eyes of a teenage protagonist. In conversation with director Rosemary Myers and writer/actor Matthew Whittet, Elizabeth Flux examines how the global success of this offbeat, whimsical film – with its quirky plot, 1970s setting and stylised scenes – epitomises a refreshing, alternative pathway for Australian cinema. -
Girl Asleep Review: Aussie Debut a Charming, Quirky Take on Teen Travails
2016
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review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 31 August 2016;
— Review of Girl Asleep 2015 single work film/TV -
Girl Asleep Wins Australia's Richest Film Prize at CinefestOz
2016
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 August 2016; -
Girl Asleep Wins Critics Prize
2016
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— Appears in: The Age , 9 August 2016; (p. 8) -
Eyes Wide Open for Girl Asleep
2016
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 June 2016; (p. 26)
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Girl Asleep Review: Aussie Debut a Charming, Quirky Take on Teen Travails
2016
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review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 31 August 2016;
— Review of Girl Asleep 2015 single work film/TV -
Quirky Teen Drama Weaves a Dream Debut
2016
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review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 September 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Girl Asleep 2015 single work film/TV -
Australian Dynamite
2016
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 September 2016; (p. 4)
— Review of Girl Asleep 2015 single work film/TV -
Girl Asleep Review – as Singular, Enchanting and Expansive as a Young Person’s Mind
2016
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review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 September 2016;
— Review of Girl Asleep 2015 single work film/TV -
Girl Asleep : How an Adelaide Theatre Company Made One of This Year's Best Australian Films
2016
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review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 31 August 2016;
— Review of Girl Asleep 2015 single work film/TV -
Twin Call, Twin Call : Little Stars to Sparkle
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 May 2014; (p. 3) -
Bets Pay Off
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 May 2014; (p. 33) -
Asleep On the Job
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 December 2014; (p. 43) -
Tilda Finds Her Inner Warrior
2015
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 January 2015; (p. 7) -
Leading Ladies : SA's Women to Watch
2015
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 March 2015; (p. 50)
Awards
- 2016 winner CinéfestOz Film Prize
- 2016 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Original Screenplay
- 2016 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Director
- 2016 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Film
- 2016 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Adapted Screenplay
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