Dienstag 29.1.2013
20.30 Uhr
vorgestellt von James Bews
USA 2004 | 100 Minuten | Regie: Todd Solondzs | mit Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ellen Barkin und Stephen Adly Guirgis
Todd Solondz's film is dedicated to the memory of Dawn Wiener, the
unhappy young protagonist of his second feature, "Welcome to the
Dollhouse." The new movie, which begins at Dawn's funeral, is a sequel
of sorts, following the appalling adventures of Dawn's 13-year-old
cousin, Aviva, for whom the dead girl serves as both inspiration and
cautionary tale. In the first of this movie's short chapters, each
named for a character, Aviva, a secular Jew from the New Jersey
suburbs, is portrayed by an African-American girl, one of eight
actresses to play the role. As she makes her way, Candide-like,
through a sordid world of sexual violence and cultural antagonism,
Aviva's appearance changes — from black to white, from fat to thin,
from brunette to redhead, and at one point, to Jennifer Jason Leigh.
— A. O. Scott, New York Times



