Ryan Gosling stars as Lars Lindstrom in Craig Gillespie's drama, Lars and the Real Girl. The movie is set in a small town with a close knit society and focuses on Lars, a socially awkward and aloof twenty-seven year old, who lives in a garage, next to the house that his father left in the will for his brother and him.
The shy and withdrawn Lars suddenly changes when he says he has a visitor. The visitor turns out to be a life-sized doll who is "anatomically correct" that Lars ordered online. At first, his brother, Gus (played by Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law, Karin (Emily Mortimer) are shocked and aghast. Gus blames himself for leaving home early and leaving his younger brother with his heart-broken, companion-less father. He thinks, that is the reason why Lars has always been reclusive.
However, with Dagmar's (Patricia Clarkson) help, who is their family doctor as well as a psychologist, things begin to get normal around Lars and his not-so-real girl, Bianca. Dagmar explains that Lars is only having delusions because he has always been lonely and advices that the other join along and play their parts.
Lars, who is the actual voice and will of Bianca, begins to lead an almost normal life in the society, when he starts living for himself and Bianca.
The film is very deep and intense and It shows the psyche of self-secluded person who brings in something so imaginary, making them believe the delusions and fantasy because It's not hurting anybody and in doing so, Life actually feels better.Therefore, the name and the impact of the "Real Girl" even though she is only a doll.
Ryan Gosling is so rooted in his character that nowhere in the movie, do you find him 'acting'. The Girl is Real and so is Lars.
