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James Mangold

Girl, Interrupted

 7.3      5.1

Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s.

  • Director: James Mangold
  • Main Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Brittany Murphy, Clea DuVall
  • Soundtrack: Mychael Danna
  • Cinematography: Jack N. Green
  • Screenplay: James Mangold, Anna Hamilton Phelan, Lisa Loomer

Production year: 1999

  • Cinema Premiere: March 24, 2000





Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

4 foreign reviews of Girl, Interrupted (1999)

  • 1. Kult Magasin
    Positive, no rating

    Translated from swedish: The story explores themes of mental illness and how far one can step outside society's norms and boundaries before being considered "crazy." With a controversial portrayal of mental illness, the film may not appeal to everyone, but it represents a milestone in the effort to normalize mental disorders and the conversations surrounding them.
    - Paul Dakwar

    Swedish: kultmagasin.se »

  • 2. Spel och film
    Positive, no rating

    Translated from swedish: The film shows how it really is, and that behind all the diagnoses and labels there are real people. Most with a very tragic background, or else they are just young and confused, but their surroundings see them as "crazy".
    - Josefine S. Andersson

    Swedish: spelochfilm.se »

  • 3. Michael Tapper
    Neutral, unrated

    Translated from swedish: The film's strength is a solid, if sometimes overly theatrical, psychological drama with a series of excellent young actors. But what ultimately undermines the story is the ambivalence – which, in itself, mirrors the clinical definition of borderline – surrounding the illness and its cure.
    - Michael Tapper

    Swedish: Michael Tapper »

  • 4. Arbetet
    Negative, no rating

    Translated from swedish: Not an entirely successful film.
    - Åsa Cassel

    Swedish: arbetet.se »



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Girl, Interrupted has earned a total of 48 350 205 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).

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