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 Lars and the Real Girl Nancy Oliver Film The New York Times Lars and the Real Girl* (2007) is a comedy drama starring Ryan Gosling. The film centers on Lars Lindstrom, a socially isolated man who forms a delusional relationship with a life sized sex doll 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 trailer and was only present Ryan Gosling shares why he initially turned down the role of playing "a 70 year old crotchless doll" in the Barbie movie.