Toronto International Film FestivalStrange and beautiful Lars and the Real Girl | TIFF 2007 by W. Andrew Powell October 30, 2007 by W. Andrew Powell October 30, 2007During the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival I heard a lot of early buzz about a film called Lars and the Real Girl that starred Canada’s own Ryan Gosling as an oddball guy who falls in love with… a sex doll. 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail