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Director: Todd Solondz
Writer(s): Todd Solondz
Cast: Heather Matarazzo, Christina Brucato, Victoria Davis
This fall, the Athena presents Déjà View: Cult Classics Series. Shock value may have put these films on the map but their lasting relevance is a testament to a deeper resonance. There is more to these films than sex, violence and potty humor. These films are about, by and for the outsiders. Each in its own way, these films celebrate the freak and delight in the different. And they do so with pride, triumph and joy, and a fair amount of filth and fun.
The second film in the series is Welcome to the Dollhouse. Twelve-year-old Dawn Wiener is ignored by her parents and harassed by her schoolmates. Dawn is awkwardly courted by Brandon, who expresses his affection for her in confusing and inappropriate ways. Dawn ditches Brandon when she falls for the older, popular Steve Rodgers, who has a reputation for being promiscuous.
“Welcome to the Dollhouse does not provide a happy ending, but it promises that Dawn will find what she is looking for in the years ahead. She is pure unadulterated pluck. You’ve got to love a kid who saws the heads off of Barbie dolls. Phooey on ‘The Wonder Years.'”- Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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