Morgan Bell
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REVIEW: Factory Girl
March 10th 2008 14:16
Directed: George Hickenlooper (Dogtown, The Man From Elysian Fields)
Written: Captain Mauzner (Wonderland)
Starring: Sienna Miller (Alfie, Cassanova), Guy Pearce (Memento, Ravenous, Priscilla), Hayden Christenson (Life As A House, Shattered Glass, Star Wars), Mena Suvari (American Beauty, Spun)
Factory Girl is an insightful and provocative character study of a gay man and the woman who inspired him. This film is based on the true story of Edie Sedgwick, a New York socialite and heiress in the 1960s, and the muse, best-friend and "superstar" of pop-artist Andy Warhol. Sedgwick is played to perfection by Sienna Miller, she looks and acts like Sedgwick's identical twin. Miller's portrayal of Sedgwick will no doubt be her defining performance, bringing raw realism to the character of the troubled starlet as she spirals into drug addiction and financial ruin.
Warhol is played by Australian Guy Pearce and is barely recognizable, pale and deadpan; this is the best role I have ever seen him act in to date. These two tragic principle characters and their unique relationship it what this film is all about and what makes the demise of Edie Sedgwick essentially such a touching story. Warhol was both a queer and a visionary and this film shows how a mutual dependency and fondness developed between himself and Sedgwick. Andy is depicted as asexual and a voyeur, he is enchanted by Edie's beauty and presence (and some may say her inheritance and family connections) and they develop an intensely close platonic relationship.
Edie has a bond with Andy as she believes he is a genius and he reminds her of the homosexual brother she had who was rejected by her father (all of the children in her family either committed suicide or were committed to psychiatric hospitals). Andy is devoutly religious and lives with a mother who pushes him to find a nice wife, he has a nervous disorder and a skin condition and regularly refers to himself as ugly. A spanner is thrown in the works when Edie enters into a sexual relationship with Bob Dylan (Christensen) sparking jealousy and straining loyalties. This film is a complex character study of a couple of the most enigmatic people in modern art history . . . it is truly fascinating and deeply moving.
Written: Captain Mauzner (Wonderland)
Starring: Sienna Miller (Alfie, Cassanova), Guy Pearce (Memento, Ravenous, Priscilla), Hayden Christenson (Life As A House, Shattered Glass, Star Wars), Mena Suvari (American Beauty, Spun)
Factory Girl is an insightful and provocative character study of a gay man and the woman who inspired him. This film is based on the true story of Edie Sedgwick, a New York socialite and heiress in the 1960s, and the muse, best-friend and "superstar" of pop-artist Andy Warhol. Sedgwick is played to perfection by Sienna Miller, she looks and acts like Sedgwick's identical twin. Miller's portrayal of Sedgwick will no doubt be her defining performance, bringing raw realism to the character of the troubled starlet as she spirals into drug addiction and financial ruin.
Warhol is played by Australian Guy Pearce and is barely recognizable, pale and deadpan; this is the best role I have ever seen him act in to date. These two tragic principle characters and their unique relationship it what this film is all about and what makes the demise of Edie Sedgwick essentially such a touching story. Warhol was both a queer and a visionary and this film shows how a mutual dependency and fondness developed between himself and Sedgwick. Andy is depicted as asexual and a voyeur, he is enchanted by Edie's beauty and presence (and some may say her inheritance and family connections) and they develop an intensely close platonic relationship.
Edie has a bond with Andy as she believes he is a genius and he reminds her of the homosexual brother she had who was rejected by her father (all of the children in her family either committed suicide or were committed to psychiatric hospitals). Andy is devoutly religious and lives with a mother who pushes him to find a nice wife, he has a nervous disorder and a skin condition and regularly refers to himself as ugly. A spanner is thrown in the works when Edie enters into a sexual relationship with Bob Dylan (Christensen) sparking jealousy and straining loyalties. This film is a complex character study of a couple of the most enigmatic people in modern art history . . . it is truly fascinating and deeply moving.
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