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Strawberry Mansion

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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 09/22/2022
4/5
More than the sum of its deadpan quirks. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Guardian 09/13/2022
4/5
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... Go to Full Review
Max Maller Chicago Reader 02/23/2022
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. Go to Full Review
Jessica Gonzales Geek Vibes Nation Jul 17
4/5
It is like a new telling of The Odyssey wrapped in a futuristic fairytale and a dazzling feast for the senses that reminds us if we lose our dreams, we just might lose who we are. This one is not to be missed. Go to Full Review
Rosalie Kicks MovieJawn 06/19/2024
3/4
This a magical world in which metaphysical love exists and I am here for it. I absolutely loved all the kookiness and quirks. Go to Full Review
Amy Smith InSession Film 03/01/2024
C+
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... Go to Full Review
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Karabou 03/18/2022 SM was a sweet quirky film reminiscent of Beetlejuice & Big Fish! Dreamy, strange & delightful. Cozy date film See more Alice S 03/07/2022 A magical mystery tour that is totally mind-blowing. I loved it. See more George B 02/21/2022 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. See more Evan C Oct 13 If you like weird quirky films, this might be for you. It’s very weird. Very quirk. Like I said, you might need to be into super weird films to like this. I like them, but this one was too weird and quirky for me. I stuck it out. It wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t watch it again See more Taylor H @TH0809 Jun 6 This is an experience worth having. It has zany goofy fun, dystopian politics, deeper themes, and a fascinating love story. See more Alexander B May 21 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. See more 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
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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