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Imitation Girl
When an alien takes the form of an adult film star, both must learn to cope with the complexities of being human in this mesmerizing film festival favorite. Lauren Ashley Carter plays the dual role of Julianna and the alien.
21 November 1964, Murray, Kentucky, USA
22 April 1959, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
25 January 1956, Portland, Oregon, USA
30 August 1948, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
August 15, 2017
as a portrait of female identity, in all its hopes and disappointments, joys and sorrows, Imitation Girl inspires a shudderingly sublime sense of awe that is not ultimately defined by male desires and demands.
August 31, 2017
Beautifully filmed, thoughtful and dreamlike, Imitation Girl is an impressive piece of work.
August 29, 2017
an exploration of feminine self and otherness beyond the male gaze. It has something in common with Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin, although it substitutes that film's near constant sense of menace and predation with poetic insight and wonderment.
November 12, 2017
Although the higher order thinking that sits just below the surface throughout isn't always entirely clear, it remains, for the most part, emotionally gripping.

