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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.
- $40 million
- Mychael Danna
- December 21, 1999 (United States)
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 who controls the ward.
- James Mangold
- 490
- 2 min
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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. The memoir's title is a reference to the Johannes Vermeer painting Girl Interrupted at Her Music.
- United States
- Susanna Kaysen
- English
- Memoir
A movie based on the memoir of Susanna Kaysen, a teenager who spent 18 months in a mental institution in 1967. She befriends and clashes with other patients, especially Lisa, a sociopath who manipulates and abuses her.
Jan 14, 2000 · A drama film based on a true story of a young woman in a mental institution in the 1960s. See the trailer, cast, ratings, and critic and audience reviews for Girl, Interrupted.
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- James Mangold
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- Winona Ryder
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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.
Watch Angelina Jolie win an Oscar for her role as a woman in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s. Based on a true story, the movie explores the themes of mental illness, identity and friendship.
