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Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 American biographical psychological drama film written and directed by James Mangold, from a screenplay by Mangold, Lisa Loomer, and Anna Hamilton Phelan, and based on the 1993 memoir of the same name by Susanna Kaysen.
A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life. In 1967, Susanna Kaysen had a headache and chased a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka. This landed her in the mental institution, Claymoore.
Susanna Kaysen's memoir of her two-year stay at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric facility in 1967. She describes the patients, staff, and events she experienced, and explores the nature of mental illness and treatment.
Jan 14, 2000 · Girl, Interrupted: Directed by James Mangold. With Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy. A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt.
Angelina Jolie gives an intense performance, but overall Girl, Interrupted suffers from thin, predictable plotting that fails to capture the power of its source material. Page 1 of 7, 7 total ...
Summary. Signing into McLean. In April 1967, at age 18 Susanna Kaysen admits herself to the McLean Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Belmont, Massachusetts, at the insistence of a psychiatrist who has interviewed her for only 20 minutes, interpreting her nonconformist behavior as borderline personality disorder.
Plot. In April 1967, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen is admitted to McLean Hospital, in Belmont, Massachusetts, after attempting suicide by overdosing on pills. She denies that it was a suicide attempt to a psychiatrist, who suggests she take time to regroup in McLean, a private mental hospital.
