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Strawberry Mansion

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Strawberry Mansion

Released Feb 18, 2022

1h 31m

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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In 2035, our dreams are no longer our own-they're infused with product placement and auditors assess unpaid taxes on our most private reveries. Beleaguered taxman James Preble (Kentucker Audley) arrives at a run-down house in the countryside for a routine audit and encounters Bella Isadora (Penny Fuller), a lifelong dreamer who remains resolutely analog, circumventing the surveillance state with VHS tapes and homemade headgear. As Preble works his way through Bella's archive of the unconscious, he begins to fall in love with visions of her younger self (Grace Glowicki). But all is not well in dreamland as dangerous family secrets and a rogue's gallery of blue demons and fried chicken pitchmen threaten to set the lovers' paradise ablaze. Can Preble and Bella escape from the modern, monetized dreamscape and find refuge in Strawberry Mansion?

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Critics Consensus

Strawberry Mansion's sci-fi premise provides cover for a film whose dream logic and surreal visuals are underscored by quietly poignant themes.

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Charles Bramesco

Little White Lies

More than the sum of its deadpan quirks.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 22, 2022

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Beneath the crazy candy-coloured palette, there is actually some real human warmth in the love story, and the acting ensemble features some great comic performers in supporting roles...

Rated: 4/5

Sep 13, 2022

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Max Maller

Chicago Reader

Some bolder flights of fancy even gesture at fluffy 80s fantasy for kids like The NeverEnding Story, but always in an endearingly handmade way, which the bedroom grandeur of Dan Deacon’s score offsets at key moments.

Feb 23, 2022

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Rosalie Kicks

MovieJawn

This a magical world in which metaphysical love exists and I am here for it. I absolutely loved all the kookiness and quirks.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 19, 2024

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

This film had so much potential and so much passion put behind it from Audley and Birney. It is such a shame that for every good aspect of this film that I can say about the first hour, the last act just took that all away...

Rated: C+

Mar 1, 2024

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Truly one of those films that makes you believe that with enough imagination and ingenuity anything is possible.

Feb 13, 2024

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Karabou

SM was a sweet quirky film reminiscent of Beetlejuice & Big Fish! Dreamy, strange & delightful. Cozy date film

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/22

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Alice S

A magical mystery tour that is totally mind-blowing. I loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/22

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George B

Very quirky weirdness. Hard to intellectualize snd summsrize briefly. You just need to experience it. Very imaginative imagery and observations about the human mind. Might not be profound, but it is amusing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/22

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Alexander B

This film is a very beautiful, surreal and thought provoking film about how difficult it is to have dreams independent of outside influences and how corrupt these influences can be.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Emma G

I really loved every eccentric, offbeat, campy quirk to this movie. Underneath the layers of vibrant colors, dialogue, and visuals lie a few very real-world takeaways veiled by a futuristic storyline. The film in its entirety is enthralling and hard to look away from. Where the last act can seem overwhelming, I believe the dichotomy of the two extremes of Preble's experiences is important. The intensity of some of the more eccentric scenes builds a tension that is completely offset by the peace and tranquility Preble experiences subsequently to those heavier visuals. That shift would not be the same without that level of intensity.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Emma T

this out there but brings it back in just enough to not make the story feel off-putting. In a ridiculous way, it says a lot about society in today's market

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Synopsis

In 2035, our dreams are no longer our own-they're infused with product placement and auditors assess unpaid taxes on our most private reveries. Beleaguered taxman James Preble (Kentucker Audley) arrives at a run-down house in the countryside for a routine audit and encounters Bella Isadora (Penny Fuller), a lifelong dreamer who remains resolutely analog, circumventing the surveillance state with VHS tapes and homemade headgear. As Preble works his way through Bella's archive of the unconscious, he begins to fall in love with visions of her younger self (Grace Glowicki). But all is not well in dreamland as dangerous family secrets and a rogue's gallery of blue demons and fried chicken pitchmen threaten to set the lovers' paradise ablaze. Can Preble and Bella escape from the modern, monetized dreamscape and find refuge in Strawberry Mansion?

Director: Kentucker Audley, Albert Birney, Albert Birney
Producer: Emma Hannaway, Matisse Rifai, Taylor Shung, Sarah Winshall
Screenwriter: Kentucker Audley, Albert Birney, Albert Birney
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Ley Line Entertainment, Kaleidoscope Entertainment, UnLTD Productions, Salem Street Entertainment, Cartuna
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $96.2K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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