Girl, Interrupted is a movie directed by James Mangold in 1999 and based on the book of the same name by Susanna Kaysen, first published in 1993. The movie features Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea Duvall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Leto, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In 1967 New England, aimless 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen has a nervous breakdown and overdoses on aspirin, after which she is checked into Claymoore, a local psychiatric hospital. Through regular therapy sessions with Dr. Melvin Potts, Susanna comes to learn she has borderline personality disorder, a fact Dr. Potts initially keeps concealed from her.
Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
127
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Girl, Interrupted
Director: James Mangold
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Length: 2h7m
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Year
1993
Pages
169
Book Rate
7.80
S: Goodreads
Book
Girl, Interrupted
Author: Susanna Kaysen
Country: USA
First published in: 1993
Length: 169 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“The book is so rich. There are so many fantastic details, but in order to preserve and have the time to bring that to the screen, we had to make important choices.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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