The Diary of a Teenage Girl
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | |
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| Directed by | Marielle Heller |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Marielle Heller |
| Based on |
The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Brandon Trost |
Production company |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Diary of a Teenage Girl is an upcoming American drama film directed and written by Marielle Heller, based on the graphic novel The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner. The film stars Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Bel Powley, Christopher Meloni, Quinn Nagle, and Austin Lyon. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The rights to the film were acquired by Sony Pictures Classics on January 26, 2015.[1] Sony will reportedly release the film later in 2015.[2] The film is Heller's first.
Synopsis
A story of Minnie's (Bel Powley) diary, in which she writes about her affair with her mother Charlotte's (Kristen Wiig) boyfriend, Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård).[3]
Cast
- Bel Powley as Minnie Goetz
- Kristen Wiig as Charlotte Worthington
- Alexander Skarsgård as Monroe
- Christopher Meloni as Pascal MacCorkill
- Madeleine Waters as Kimmie
- Quinn Nagle as Chuck Saunders
- Austin Lyon as Ricky Wasserman
- Abigail Wait as Gretel
Production
Writer/director Heller had received the graphic novel The Diary of a Teenage Girl as a Christmas gift from her younger sister around eight years ago.[4]
On January 10, 2014 Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård and Bel Powley joined the cast of the film as lead,[5] Caviar will co-finance with Cold Iron Pictures, and will co-produce with Archer Gray Productions.[6] There was a casting call for extras on January 29, 2014.[3]
Filming
The shooting of the film began on January 10, 2014 in San Francisco.[5] On January 22, the crew was spotted filming.[7] On February 4, Christopher Meloni announced via Twitter that he was in San Francisco for shooting.[8][9]
Reception
Indiewire described the film as "genuine, poignant and hilarious".[10]
Accolades
At the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival the film won the Grand Prix of Generation 14plus section for best feature length film.[11]
References
- ↑ "Sony buys "Diary of a Teenage Girl" coming-of-age novel adaptation". Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ↑ Davis, Edward (March 18, 2015). "Exclusive: New Photos Of 'Diary Of A Teenage Girl' With Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgard & Breakout Star Bel Powley". Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'Diary of a Teenage Girl' Starring Kristen Wiig Extras Casting Call in San Francisco". projectcasting.com. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ Reilly, Phoebe. "Sundance 2015: Sex, Drugs and 'Diary of a Teenage Girl'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McNary, Dave (10 January 2014). "Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgard on ‘Diary of a Teenage Girl’". variety.com. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Powley to star in Diary". screendaily.com. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Alexander Skarsgard spotted filming ‘Diary of a Teenage Girl’ in San Francisco". onlocationvacations.com. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "In San Fran shooting 'The Diary of A Teenage Girl' with #KristenWiig & #AlexSkarsgard. Love this place.". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "The Diary of a Teenage Girl IMDB". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ Jhaveri, Anisha. "Sundance Review: 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' Unlocks the Secrets of Adolescence". Indiewire. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (February 13, 2015). "Berlin: 'A Diary of a Teenage Girl' Wins Generation Sidebar". Retrieved February 15, 2015.