Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Release date: 2000-01-14
Country: USA|Germany
Language: English
Director: James Mangold
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Red Wagon Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: 7.3/10
Length: 2h 7min

Storyline

Unable to cope with reality and the difficulty that comes with it, 18 year old Susanna, is admitted to a mental institution in order to overcome her disorder. However, she has trouble understanding her disorder and therefore finds it difficult to tame, especially when she meets the suggestive and unpredictable Lisa.

Plot Keywords

mental hospital, mental institution, based on true story, female protagonist, father daughter incest, borderline personality disorder, psychiatric ward, insanity, dangerous friend, psychiatrist, suicide attempt, suicide, 1960s, identity crisis, female bonding, patient, insane asylum, mental illness, psychology, male rear nudity

Short Review

Does it matter that every time Jolie's offscreen the film wilts a little? Ryder should be perfect as the bright spark; her lines are sharp as a knife. There's a gap, however, between what we hear and what we see.