Post by saladfingers on Apr 3, 2005 5:39:00 GMT -5
"Some advice ... never stick your finger out at a crazy person"
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It's 1967, and 17 year old Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) is like a lot of American teenagers her age—confused, insecure, struggling to make sense of the rapidly changing world around her. The psychiatrist she meets with (courtesy of her parents), however, gives this behavior a name—Borderline Personality Disorder, "manifested by uncertainty about self-image, long-term goals, types of friends or lovers to have, and which values to adopt"—and whisks her away to Claymoore. Here, Susanna discovers Lisa, Daisy, Georgina, Polly and Janet—a group of offbeat young women who not only become her closest friends, but light Susanna’s way back to someone she had lost—herself.
Columbia Pictures, in association with Red Wagon Productions and Konrad Pictures, presents Girl, Interrupted, a wry chronicle of Susanna’s two years at Claymoore that questions the boundaries between confinement and freedom, friendship and betrayal, and madness and sanity at a time when it seemed the whole world was going crazy.
At the hospital—"the other Ivy League"—Susanna loses herself in a world of eccentric young women, among them Lisa (Angelina Jolie), a charming sociopath; Daisy (Brittany Murphy), a pampered "Daddy’s girl" with a predilection for rotisserie chicken and laxatives; and Polly (Elisabeth Moss), a burn victim whose heart, unlike her face, remains remarkably unscarred.
Ultimately, Susanna must choose between the world of those who belong on the inside of the institution and the often difficult world of reality on the outside. Guided by no-nonsense ward nurse Valerie (Whoopi Goldberg) and the hospital’s head psychiatrist, Dr. Wick (Vanessa Redgrave), Susanna, like Dorothy from Oz, resolves to leave the "parallel universe" behind, reclaim her independence and continue life on her own—and on her own terms.
Based on the searing best-selling memoir by writer Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted stars two-time Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe winner Ryder (Little Women, The Age of Innocence), two-time Golden Globe winner Jolie (Gia, Wallace) and Academy Award® winners Goldberg (Ghost) and Redgrave (Julia).
In addition, the film co-stars an array of Hollywood’s most promising young actors, including Clea Duvall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Leto, Angela Bettis, Jillian Armenante, Drucie McDaniel and Travis Fine, and features the venerable talents of multiple Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Tambor, Joanna Kerns, Emmy Award winner Mary Kay Place and Kurtwood Smith.
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This is the one of the best movies I've seen so far, which is saying much since I've spent almost 6 months watching DVDs.
Initially, I only wanted to see this film because of Clea DuVall, who played a pathological liar in the movie. I was discouraged several times, being told that the movie was boring, but good thing I insisted on seeing it coz it was definitely worth my time and not a single bit boring.
Wynona's performance was great, never exaggerated but very effective. Her subtlety won her over. Angelina Jolie stood out for me, her acting and her looks included. I never thought that blond would go well with her looks, but I was so wrong, she couldn't be any prettier. She's now officially my favourite actress!
Brittany Murphy was pretty good as well kaso chubby pa siya dito. Tee hee. This movie has no weak point whatsoever. The cast was great, story line was incomparable and the pacing had me on the edge of my seat. Definitely my kind of movie.
But hey, don't blame me if you don't get impressed after watching it, coz as Musers say different strokes for different folks.
Here are some photos from the film:
(This one's my personal fave, this scene was pretty funny)
More photos: www.imdb.com/title/tt0172493/photogallery