Girl, Interrupted
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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video
• Special Edition
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 1999
DVD Release : 06 June, 2000 |
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Girl, Interrupted Customer Reviews
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I'm always curious to see how the plight of women regarding healthcare, particularly psychological and mental healthcare is depicted in art. I consider any fiction on the topic to be a mere sliver of what really goes on behind such closed doors, this being even more the case in the repressed climate of the 1960s. Set in Claymoore, a private mental hospital for young women, the prevailing curiosity of the film is determining if the girls are truly ill, or if they just don't adhere to the morays of the era. In most cases it seems to be a bit of both, the level of tragedy as compelling in either.
The story is told from the perspective of Susanna, Ryder's character, who is certainly suffering from depression and repression. As Susanna endures the bumps of settling in we are introduced to the girls on her ward. She also establishes relationships with the facility's staff, namely a nurse played by Whoopi Goldberg, who certainly fills a mentor role for Susanna. Being the narrative bridge between these two worlds establishes Susanna as a reasonably reliable perspective for us to get a glimpse into these womens' lives. Some are there to cope with behaviours stemming from abuse, tragedy, and deeply seated psychotic imbalance. We navigate those waters with Susanna as their stories are divulged. However, as she learns more about them she becomes more caught up in their processes, somewhat losing sight of her own. In the end she has to decide between finally feeling at home among peers and the balanced instruction of her keepers, against working to heal and leave the ward.
The story is compelling and edgy, though not nearly as enthralling as I'd hoped. The writing is well done, though the acting feels somewhat stiff from most of the cast--Ryder in particular. This role does not seem to be a far stretch from many of her quirky 'ultra-femme needing to find herself' roles. The soundtrack is an interesting combo,too. All in all the film does a great job of depicting the many shapes, sizes and flavors of mental illness and the management of it, and in honoring how we all have interrupted moments. |
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