Great Deal Girl, Interrupted
I was 19 when this movie came out and I memorized all the lines in it. At the time I was unsure about myself and life. Now I am 26 and I still can watch this movie and get something out of it.Maybe from a differant and more clear perspective from life,but still, I believe it is one of the greatest achievements in cinema.Every actress puts on her full transparent armor in this movie. Angie deserved the Oscar she got and all the ladies in the film gave heart wrenching performances.
This is worth the watch and the soundtrack is noteworthy as well.The book by Susana Kayson is also a well worthy read.
Girl, Interrupted - Student - Philadelphia, PA
I purchased the item for a class project as a Behavior Health major. The movie was excellent and I received an "A" on the project. What more can I say. Thank you for the timely manner in which the item was delivered.
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Girl, Interrupted Features
- ISBN13: 9780767847421
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Girl, Interrupted Overviews
After a botched suicide attempt Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) checks herself into a renowned psychiatric hospital where she meets a group of troubled young women including the charming sociopath Lisa (Angela Jolie) and soon realizes she ll have to fight for her sanity -- and her freedom.System Requirements:Starring: Whoopi Goldberg Angelina Jolie Jared Leto Vanessa Redgrave and Winona Ryder. Directed By: James Mangold. Running Time: 127 mins. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright: 2000 Columbia Tri Star Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 043396047464
Girl, Interrupted Specifications
Based on Susanna Kaysen's acclaimed journal-memoir, Girl, Interrupted bears inevitable resemblance to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and pale comparison to that earlier classic is impossible to avoid. The mental institution settings of both films guarantee a certain degree of déjà vu and at least one Oscar winner (in this case, Angelina Jolie), since playing a loony is any actor's dream gig. Unfortunately, director James Mangold seems to have misplaced the depth and delicacy of his underrated debut, Heavy, despite a great deal of earnest effort by everyone involved. It's easy to see why Winona Ryder chose to star in (and executive-produce) this nearly worthy adaptation of Kaysen's book, since it's a strong vehicle for female casting and potent drama. Mangold certainly got the former; whether he succeeded with the latter is not so clear.
To be sure, Ryder conveys the confusion and chaos that signified Kaysen's life during nearly 18 months of voluntary institutionalization beginning in 1967. But the film seems too eager to embrace the cliché that the "crazies" of the Claymoore women's ward are saner than the war-torn world outside, and lack of narrative focus gives way to semipredictable character study. Susanna (Ryder) is labeled with "borderline personality disorder," a diagnosis as ambiguous as her own emotions, and while Jolie chews the scenery as the resident bad-girl sociopath, Ryder effectively conveys an odyssey from vulnerable fear to self-awareness and, finally, to healing. The ensemble cast is uniformly superb, making this drama well worthwhile, even as it treads familiar territory. If it ultimately lacks dramatic impact, Girl, Interrupted makes it painfully clear that the boundaries of dysfunction are hazy in a world where everyone's crazy once in a while. --Jeff Shannon
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