Girl, Interrupted is a best-selling 1993 memoir by American author Susanna Kaysen, relating her experiences as a young woman in an American psychiatric hospital in the 1960s after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The memoir's title is a reference to the Vermeer painting Girl Interrupted at Her Music. While writing the novel Far Afield, Kaysen began to recall her almost two years at McLean Hospital. She obtained her file from the hospital with the help of a lawyer. In 1999, the memoir was adapted into a film of the same name starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie and Brittany Murphy. It was directed by James Mangold.
About Girl, Interrupted
Based on Susanna Kaysen's memoir of the same name, the film follows Kaysen's 18-month stay at a mental institution. James Mangold wrote and directed the film.
Achievement of Girl, Interrupted
Angelina Jolie won the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Lisa. Winona Ryder acquired the rights to the film seven years before the film was produced.
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Latest information about Girl, Interrupted updated on July 28 2021.
