Stratosphere Girl (2004) 6.5
Director:Matthias X. ObergWriter:Matthias X. Oberg |
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Stratosphere Girl (2004) 6.5
Director:Matthias X. ObergWriter:Matthias X. Oberg |
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Chloé Winkel | ... | |
| Jon Yang | ... |
Yamamoto
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Rebecca Palmer | ... |
Rachel
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| Tuva Novotny | ... |
Monika
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| Tara Elders | ... |
Polly
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| Linda Steinhoff | ... |
Ella
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Filip Peeters | ... |
Kruilman
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Oshima
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Peggy Jane de Schepper | ... |
Larissa
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Alan Westaway | ... |
Scotty
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| Burt Kwouk | ... |
Papa-San
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Mette Louise Holland | ... |
Ingrid
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Monika Strzelczyk | ... |
Tanya
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Oona Spengler | ... |
Russian Girl
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Akemi Otani | ... |
Mama-San
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even if it did stretch the bounds of believability more than just a little. I enjoyed the performances, found the pacing adequate, and the story interesting and different. Maybe it is a good idea, once in a while, to simply abandon audience expectations and simply tell a fantastic little story.
Magnificent, slow-moving and well-told, "Stratosphere Girl" offers no intense drama, preferring instead a slow accumulation of subtle moments - shifts in color or seconds of eye contact - to express emotion and detail in the story. Such small, easily missed moments are surrounded by an eye-popping visual style - elegance is raised to unearthly levels throughout. An excellent film which has much to reveal.