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Title: Girl Interrupted


Date: 1999
Type: Drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: James Mangold
Producer:

Comment
A young girl (Winona Ryder) is commited to a mental institution in the 1960's and develops friendships with some of the patients as she struggles to come to terms with her and their psychiactric problems. Despite the setting and theme, this is more realistic and heartfelt than some films set in mental institutions. Winona Ryder gives a good performance in the lead, but it is Angelina Jolie's performance that is the impressive performance of the film and is arguably her best performance. This gives a good feel of some of the stigma associated with mental health problems, that unfortunately not all have changed between the 1960's and today.

Actors

Winona RyderWinona Ryder
Angelina JolieAngelina Jolie
Clea DuvallClea Duvall
Whoopi GoldbergWhoopi Goldberg
Vanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgrave
Brittany MurphyBrittany Murphy

Oscars

Won - Best Supporting Actress - Angelina Jolie
Girl Interurpted