Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 12/29/06 (LA&NY) 02/16/07 (St. Louis) Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for pervasive drug use, strong sexual content, nudity and language Running Time 1 hour 27 minutes Genre Drama Director George Hickenlooper Writer Captain Mauzner l Cast Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Guy Pearce, Mena Suvari, Jimmy Fallon Studio MGM |
FACTORY GIRL
SYNOPSIS
FACTORY GIRL imaginatively unfolds the comet-like
rise and fall of Edie Sedgwick, the blazing superstar
who became a quintessential icon of American pop
culture. Sedgwick appeared to be an American
princess, with her blue blood and her family money,
not to mention her beauty, talent and charisma. But
when she met up with counter-culture anti-hero
Andy Warhol, everything changed. Suddenly, Edie
found herself at the center of a revolutionary artistic
universe bursting with sex, drugs, style and rock ‘n’
roll – and a mad rush for fame and fabulousness
that was destined to spin out of control.
Arriving into the chaos of mid-60s New York, Edie
(Sienna Miller) meets Andy (Guy Pearce) who sees
in her untamed vulnerability the makings of an
irresistible muse. Andy invites Edie into the wild
world of the Factory, a former downtown hat factory
he has transformed into a bohemian, creative
paradise. Here, a rag-tag mix of musicians, poets,
artists, actors and misfits gather to create art and
make underground movies during the day and throw
glam parties all night long. Edie quickly ascends to
become the star of Warhol’s movies, an idol at the
Factory and a media darling. She is on top of the
world when she falls in love with a larger-than-life
rock star (Hayden Christensen). But when Edie
becomes caught between Warhol’s world of sexy
surfaces and her new love, she winds up rejected by
both – and once again, set adrift in the modern world.
-- © MGM
FACTORY GIRL imaginatively unfolds the comet-like
rise and fall of Edie Sedgwick, the blazing superstar
who became a quintessential icon of American pop
culture. Sedgwick appeared to be an American
princess, with her blue blood and her family money,
not to mention her beauty, talent and charisma. But
when she met up with counter-culture anti-hero
Andy Warhol, everything changed. Suddenly, Edie
found herself at the center of a revolutionary artistic
universe bursting with sex, drugs, style and rock ‘n’
roll – and a mad rush for fame and fabulousness
that was destined to spin out of control.
Arriving into the chaos of mid-60s New York, Edie
(Sienna Miller) meets Andy (Guy Pearce) who sees
in her untamed vulnerability the makings of an
irresistible muse. Andy invites Edie into the wild
world of the Factory, a former downtown hat factory
he has transformed into a bohemian, creative
paradise. Here, a rag-tag mix of musicians, poets,
artists, actors and misfits gather to create art and
make underground movies during the day and throw
glam parties all night long. Edie quickly ascends to
become the star of Warhol’s movies, an idol at the
Factory and a media darling. She is on top of the
world when she falls in love with a larger-than-life
rock star (Hayden Christensen). But when Edie
becomes caught between Warhol’s world of sexy
surfaces and her new love, she winds up rejected by
both – and once again, set adrift in the modern world.
-- © MGM
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