Lars and the Real Girl (2007) IMDb Film Diary: Lars and The Real Girl thenewalphabet To help Ryan Gosling stay in character, the real doll was treated like an actual person, as is done by the characters in the movie. She was dressed privately in her own trailer and was only present To help Ryan Gosling stay in character, the real doll was treated like an actual person, as is done by the characters in the movie. She was dressed privately in her own Lars and the Real Girl (2007) Ryan Gosling plays a delusional loner who buys a life sized sex doll and starts telling people that she's his girlfriend. Sad, funny, and ultimately charming