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Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 American biographical psychological drama film written and directed by James Mangold, from a screenplay by Mangold, Lisa Loomer, and Anna Hamilton Phelan, and based on the 1993 memoir of the same name by Susanna Kaysen.
Jan 14, 2000 · Girl, Interrupted: Directed by James Mangold. With Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy. A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt.
Jan 14, 2000 · Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, "Girl, Interrupted" is the searing true story of Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder), a young woman who finds herself at a renowned mental...
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An 18-year-old checks into a psychiatric hospital in the late 1960s and finds unexpected connections with the other women receiving treatment. Watch trailers & learn more.
Jan 14, 2000 · Girl, Interrupted. 125 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2000. Roger Ebert. January 14, 2000. 3 min read. In the spring of 1967, while everyone else in her senior class seems to be making plans for college, Susanna consumes a bottle of aspirin and a bottle of vodka. “My hands have no bones,” she observes.
This movie battles subjects such as mental heath, abuse, self-harm and suicide. In 1967, Susanna Kaysen is depressed and directionless after finishing high school. Afterwards, she discusses this with a psychiatrist.
Girl, Interrupted is a best-selling [1] 1993 memoir by American author Susanna Kaysen, relating her experiences as a young woman in an American psychiatric hospital in the 1960s after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.