Factory Girl reminds me a lot of Syd and Nancy. It's like watching a train wreck and not being able to stop it. It's a story of innocence lost.
Although Edie Sedgwick had her drug issues, her biggest problem is her addiction to attention from Andy Warhol. Guy Pearce gives a merciless portrayal of Warhol as a shameless, bloodsucking, sociopathic, narcissist who cruelly leaches off of anyone who'll let him -- i.e. an accurate portrayal.
Sienna Miller shows us Edie Sedgwick in all of her glory -- happy, charismatic, generous, sexy, kind, needy, shallow, spoiled, myopic, and very frightened. She's terrific in this movie and is clearly on her way to becoming a massive superstar.
I'm surprised this was released after the beginning of the year. The art direction was as good as a lot of previous Oscar nominees.
Although Edie Sedgwick had her drug issues, her biggest problem is her addiction to attention from Andy Warhol. Guy Pearce gives a merciless portrayal of Warhol as a shameless, bloodsucking, sociopathic, narcissist who cruelly leaches off of anyone who'll let him -- i.e. an accurate portrayal.
Sienna Miller shows us Edie Sedgwick in all of her glory -- happy, charismatic, generous, sexy, kind, needy, shallow, spoiled, myopic, and very frightened. She's terrific in this movie and is clearly on her way to becoming a massive superstar.
I'm surprised this was released after the beginning of the year. The art direction was as good as a lot of previous Oscar nominees.