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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 · Based on a true story, the film follows Susanna, a teenager who is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and sent to a mental institution. There, she befriends and clashes with other patients, such as Lisa, a sociopath, and Daisy, an anorexic.
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- Biography, Drama
- James Mangold
- 2000-01-14
Girl, Interrupted is a best-selling 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.
A movie based on the memoir of Susanna Kaysen, a teenager who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and hospitalized in a mental institution in 1967. She befriends a group of troubled women and faces challenges, conflicts and choices in her life.
Jan 14, 2000 · A film adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir about her stay in a mental hospital in the 1960s. Critics and audiences are divided on its quality, but Angelina Jolie's performance as a fellow patient is praised.
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- James Mangold
- R
- Winona Ryder
Jan 14, 2000 · Ebert reviews the film based on Susanna Kaysen's memoir of her stay in a psychiatric hospital in 1967. He praises the performances of Ryder and Jolie, but criticizes the plot and the ending as melodramatic and unsatisfying.
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Girl, Interrupted. Winona Ryder and Academy Award (r)-winner Angelina Jolie are the certifiable stars of Claymoore Hospital's South Bell ward in this wry adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's best-selling memoir. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
