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2 February 2007 (USA)
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When Andy met Edie, life imitated art. more
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Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer. full summary | full synopsis
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Edie Through The Looking Glass
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sienna Miller | ... | Edie Sedgwick |
 | Guy Pearce | ... | Andy Warhol |
 | Hayden Christensen | ... | Musician |
 | Jimmy Fallon | ... | Chuck Wein |
 | Jack Huston | ... | Gerard Malanga |
 | Armin Amiri | ... | Ondine |
 | Tara Summers | ... | Brigid Polk |
 | Mena Suvari | ... | Richie Berlin |
 | Shawn Hatosy | ... | Syd Pepperman |
 | Beth Grant | ... | Julia Warhol |
| James Naughton | ... | Fuzzy Sedgwick |
 | Edward Herrmann | ... | James Townsend |
 | Illeana Douglas | ... | Diana Vreeland |
 | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | ... | Ingrid Superstar |
| Don Novello | ... | Mort Silvers |
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Rated R for pervasive drug use, strong sexual content, nudity and language.
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USA:99 min (unrated version) | USA:90 min | Argentina:99 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Ireland:16 |
UK:15 |
USA:Unrated (DVD) |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
Singapore:M18 |
Italy:VM14 |
Finland:K-15 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Japan:R-15 |
USA:R (certificate #43218) |
Netherlands:16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
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"Dost", the only Czech word Warhol speaks in the movie, means "stop".
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Edie's opening lines state that her "great-great-great-great uncle was a signer of the Declaration of Independence...". It was in fact her great-great-great uncle, William Ellery who was the signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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Billy Quinn:
I sing about what I see.
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References "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)
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I Dream of Jeannie Theme
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What did Edie's brother say that he tasted until the day he died?Why is Hayden Christensen's character listed as "Musician" and no longer as Billy Quinn?
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(Possible spoilers, though unlikely)
Okay, let me say that I enjoyed Factory Girl for what it is and think it is worth renting.
The story stars Sienna Miller as the fated Edie Sedgwick and Guy Pearace as vapid pop culture icon, Andy Warhol.
The movie isn't nearly as close to as bad as critics claim it is. The first 40 minutes is much ado about talk of cocks, Andy and Edie's irreverence, and a series of disjointed images. The first act is aimless. But it makes sense because Edie and Andy are aimless and so are the termites chewing Andy's wood at "The Factory".
Enter Hayden Christensen as Billy Quinn and the movie develops its paper thin plot. Though, I should say it's unfair to characterize the story this way. Edie's life was a paper thin plot, so the director, Hickenlooper can't be blamed for that.
Andy, who never says he is gay, though everyone else assumes (or knows) he is, is in love with the idea of Edie "The Superstar" and Billy Quinn simply wants to open her eyes. She becomes the rope in a tug of war. Billy's "soul" cries for the world in a time of upheaval versus the-devil-may-care, drug den world of Andy. And while the latter may be in "love" with his muse, Billy cares and wants Edie to know, if art is the food of the soul, then Edie is eating from an empty soup can.
Edie is a sympathetic character. You get the sense that no one really knew her. Not because she was empty and vapid but that she was so shattered inside the only part of herself she allowed the world to see was the facade her Andy created. In Factory Girl we see Edie through the looking glass. Not as she was, but as she appeared. Warped.
Edie is the cute girl you meet in passing at a party at some stranger's house. You like her, but never see her again. Though, over the years you hear the occasional rumor or two, until one day, you hear she's hit rock bottom and died. That's how it feels to watch Edie Sedgewick's story in The Factory Girl. On one hand, you want to mourn her. On the other hand, you wonder, what has the world lost? That in itself is the real tragedy.