Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted1999

Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 127 minutes

Based on Susanna Kaysen's acclaimed journal-memoir, Girl, Interrupted bears inevitable resemblance to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and pale comparison to that earlier classic is impossible to avoid. The mental institution settings of both films … more »



Susanna:
I'm ambivalent. In fact that's my new favorite word.

Dr. Wick:
Do you know what that means, ambivalence?

Susanna:
I don't care.

Dr. Wick:
If it's your favorite word, I would've thought you would...

Susanna:
It *means* I don't care. That's what it means.

Dr. Wick:
On the contrary, Susanna. Ambivalence suggests strong feelings... in opposition. The prefix, as in "ambidextrous," means "both." The rest of it, in Latin, means "vigor." The word suggests that you are torn... between two opposing courses of action.

Susanna:
Will I stay or will I go?

Dr. Wick:
Am I sane... or, am I crazy?

Susanna:
Those aren't courses of action.

Dr. Wick:
They can be, dear - for some.

Susanna:
Well, then - it's the wrong word.

Dr. Wick:
No. I think it's perfect.

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