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Strawberry Mansion

Play trailer 1:36 Poster for Strawberry Mansion Released Feb 18, 2022 1h 31m Fantasy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Alice S A magical mystery tour that is totally mind-blowing. I loved it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/07/22 Full Review 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 Full Review Amanda L A gorgeous allegory of the current crisis, Strawberry Mansion sets sail on a looping journey through dreams and daily life, in turns exposing programming, offering up the antidote, and with gentle urgency asking: will you be a caterpillar at this late stage if it means you get to love? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/08/25 Full Review Candace F This movie was really, really great until the end. (Spoiler) They made a point of mentioning bringing her vision and knowledge to the rest of the world but fail to hint at Preble delivering that promise. In the end, it feels they really capitalized on the dream and romance aspect and forgot their storyline. Visuals were very satisfying but it leaves you wanting more from the story. If the plot hadn’t failed, this could have been one of the greats. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Alec B The movie is far too twee but it's impressive how much they are able to do with such a limited budget. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Salem Street Entertainment, Cartuna, Ley Line Entertainment, Kaleidoscope Entertainment, UnLTD Productions
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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