Unfortunately, the numerous re-shoots the producers demanded reduce Andy Warhol -- ANDY WARHOL -- into an almost uninteresting opportunist. On the other hand, when he referred to Edie as "baby," I wasn't convinced. A beautiful, wealthy young party girl drops out of Radcliffe in 1965 and heads to New York to become Holly Golightly. This flick finally came to my hood, Feb 9. Despite his cumulative screen time of maybe five minutes, it was lovely to see him--his performance was complimentary to the whole film. Gee, no worries about being sued over that invented dialogue, huh? I don't really think any of the actors captured the realness of the people they were playing. I have read "Edie" by Jean Stein about a million times, so I could figure out a lot about what was wrong in the movie. The film is cliché after cliché, with two-dimensional characters and a flat, uninspired script. it is a beautiful, artful depiction of three people: andy warhol, edie, and bob Dylan (billy quinn). Much more fun than sitting through the movie is reading all the posts on IMDb from the true believers, most of whom are better informed than the director of this thing. Director George Hickenlooper's best work has been "Mayor of Sunset Strip" and "Dogtown", neither of which drew much of an audience. The filmmakers have done the impossible: taken the story of Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol's muse and the object of underground fascination for Forty YEARS and produced a movie so banal, predictable, and downright boring that the they must be applauded for even releasing it. 70. The Factory Girls is a play by Frank McGuinness.. Don't bet on it. If anyone wants to learn of Edie, you'd best read "Edie", the fascinating book edited by Jean Stein and George Plimpton. Do I want to see this again? Overall, the film is nothing special. Menu. Unfortunately, the numerous re-shoots the producers demanded reduce Andy Warhol -- ANDY WARHOL -- into an almost uninteresting opportunist. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. It's 87 mins long, and at the entrance I was handed a questionnaire, beamingly asked to fill it out on my exit. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Is the story a bit aimless? Oliver Stone's 'The Doors' touched on the Factory when Morrison and co met Andy Warhol and Nico but the exploration went no further. I feel that the filmmakers rushed the film and they didn't give the story its just do. Factory Girl è un film del 2006 diretto da George Hickenlooper. Guy Pearce does a marvelous Warhol impersonation (not quite as good as David Bowie's in "Basquiat"), but wonderfully fascinating. But when Edie meets rock star Billy "I'm not Bob Dylan" Quinn (Hayden Christensen, almost as ridiculous as Sienna), Andy feels rejected and Edie finds herself divided between her "friends" from the Factory and Dylan's, oops, Quinn's love. The lone real bright spot in my view. Wrong. The Scandal. 63. In the rest of the film, her sad reactions were the same: cry and scream. Il regista ha scandagliato un ricco materiale di archivio per raccontare l'ascesa e il declino di una donna simbolo della contro-cultura americana, Edie Sedgwick. Guy Pierce was okay, and Hayden Christensen was not as terrible as one might think - they problem with both performances was that the script is terrible - it is hard to know if either of them could embody their roles when both men are only asked to portray very shallow caricatures of warhol and Dylan - forced to utter ridiculous dialogue that neither man would have ever said in 100 lifetimes - and stuck in a by the numbers lifetime movie about addiction - with all the insight that a television movie could muster (maybe even less insight, actually) i think Dylan does have a reason to sue - although i'm not sure it is the wisest approach - i think we just have to hope there is a special place in hades for people who make slanderous films about famous people because it is so hard to sue - and i think his suit will probably sell tickets - especially from what i could see at the screening i went to today - there were quite a few people for a late afternoon screening (1/2 to 2/3's full) - compare that to diane arbus's family which ignored fur and watched it disappear from theaters almost immediately after its release - as for sienna, she's in all of her acting class glory, looking cute in the first half of the movie and bedraggled in the second - i'm sure she and harvey were fishing for an award - but if you watch angelina jolie in gia and then watch miller in this you will see what a lightweight performance it truly is -. Guy Pearce gives an excellent performance, and Sienna Miller is charming in a moronically written role, but this film, which should at the very least have been stylish and interesting, is shallow and sentimental in an offensive way. The really terrible thing about it all is that the film tries to come across as if it did really happen this way. I read Jean Stein's book. You try, but you just don't care about these people, and in a biopic (sort of) thats just not tolerable. Does it randomly introduce/evict characters for the sole reason that they were parts of Edie's life? Is the story a bit aimless? The rich, young and pretty Edie Sedgwick, whose family life hides secrets that could be made into a Todd Solondz flick, goes to NYC in the 1960's and meets pop artist Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce, the only good thing about the movie). I read Jean Stein's book. I had a hard time filling it out. This movie was, to make it brief, lacking. Sadly, it's not a lot to work with. I should have been the 9th. The result feels energetic but ultimately rather cursory in the way he depicts the Manhattan party scene in the mid-1960's, in particular, the Factory, where Warhol let his coterie of drug-addicted fame-seekers gather to make virtually unwatchable films that reflect their constant state of ennui. But I felt that the film did an accurate job of depicting Edie's life, since all that happened were parties, socializing and a terrible downfall. #515: Factory Girl It tried to capture two iconic figures (Warhol and Dylan) or three, if you count Edie, and it failed. Guy Pierce was okay, and Hayden Christensen was not as terrible as one might think - they problem with both performances was that the script is terrible - it is hard to know if either of them could embody their roles when both men are only asked to portray very shallow caricatures of warhol and Dylan - forced to utter ridiculous dialogue that neither man would have ever said in 100 lifetimes - and stuck in a by the numbers lifetime movie about addiction - with all the insight that a television movie could muster (maybe even less insight, actually) i think Dylan does have a reason to sue - although i'm not sure it is the wisest approach - i think we just have to hope there is a special place in hades for people who make slanderous films about famous people because it is so hard to sue - and i think his suit will probably sell tickets - especially from what i could see at the screening i went to today - there were quite a few people for a late afternoon screening (1/2 to 2/3's full) - compare that to diane arbus's family which ignored fur and watched it disappear from theaters almost immediately after its release - as for sienna, she's in all of her acting class glory, looking cute in the first half of the movie and bedraggled in the second - i'm sure she and harvey were fishing for an award - but if you watch angelina jolie in gia and then watch miller in this you will see what a lightweight performance it truly is -. The result feels energetic but ultimately rather cursory in the way he depicts the Manhattan party scene in the mid-1960's, in particular, the Factory, where Warhol let his coterie of drug-addicted fame-seekers gather to make virtually unwatchable films that reflect their constant state of ennui. Gee, no worries about being sued over that invented dialogue, huh? She doesn't show the pain she had on the inside, she simply screamed and cried dramatically when she gets the news. Not nearly as bad as it's made out to be. The Spotlight. I would be interested to hear if the screenwriters even read the bible for Edie -- George Plimpton's "Edie" -- that's how spectacularly misguided "Factory Girl" is. Do I want to see this again? Yes Dylan was known to the Factory but was not a daily participant like the VU. What seems apparent is that it is a coherent snippet in time about Edie, inaccurate or not. Sienna only had brief moments in the end where she does capture some emotion, like when she finds out "Bob Dylan" has gotten married. Another way, perhaps, to abridge this story: one picture would convey 1,000 words. Typical of the sleaziness is the scenes of Warhol going to confession. Greetings again from the darkness. I was embarrassed for everyone. My lowest rating, period. In particular,Lou Reed and John Cale were close to the Factory gang including Edie Sedgewick. It is very rare that you see people walk out of a theater within 40 minutes of the opening credits, but I counted 8. this film makes art out of artists. It's also where Edie Sedgwick spent most of her time as Warhol turned her into a starlet on his silver screen and as the original Paris Hilton she became famous for being famous, complete with trust fund and a nasty drug habit courtesy of Andy and his "Warhol Superstars". I also thought the use of the musician character was quite amusing, simply because he was supposed to be a portrayal of Bob Dylan, and from what I have read, Bob Dylan barely even remembers Edie Sedgwick. Not nearly as bad as it's made out to be. Saw Layer Cake, in which her part was simple, but effective. Don't bet on it. The concept of the show was inspired by the 2006 Hollywood movie The Devil Wears Prada. A woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution. They develop a strange friendship and Edie becomes the muse of the Factory, Warhol's bizarre studio, and the star of Warhol's experimental movies. This is a hateful film at it's core, and one of pure finger pointing and bitterness rather than any artistic observation or study at all. Music. Others that appear to be missing include Paul Morrissey, Delmore Schwartz,Micky Ruskin owner of Max's Kansas City and Robert Mapplethorpe. Written by Craig Atkinson (as B.C. I had a hard time filling it out. Unfortunately, director George Hickenlooper, primarily a documentary filmmaker, seems more focused on eye-catching cinematic techniques - a deliberately artsy mix of overtly dramatic images, grainy film stock and slow-motion photography - than honest character development in this highly fictionalized 2007 account of her brief life. But she doesn't go deep. I filled it out, but I'm sure my answers have changed back and forth several times since then. the story is a compelling one, and within what it did convey, the conveyance was adequate. It follows Iris, a young, plain-looking factory worker living a lonely, impoverished and uneventful life in late 1980s Finland. I mean her brother and widow have stated that it's an accurate portrayal, so I don't see how one could disagree. When I heard of this movie, I thought, "Oh good! Warhol was an early inspiration and producer of the first VU & Nico album on Verve Recordings. We have to realize the exceptional talent at work here and awesome creativity on how the cast brings the hurt and pain to life; perhaps even hitting close to home to some. Hayden Christensen - a wonderful actor when he gets the chance - performs off the page as if he's still in front of the Star Wars green screen. For the concerted effort Sienna Miller puts into her searing portrayal of Warhol protégé and underground celebrity Edie Sedgwick, it would have been rewarding to experience a film that matches her unbridled dramatic impact. "Factory Girl" probably has little hope of attracting much attention from movie-goers as well. I mean her brother and widow have stated that it's an accurate portrayal, so I don't see how one could disagree. John Cusack lotta contro il tempo per salvare sua figlia da un serial killer. Director George Hickenlooper's best work has been "Mayor of Sunset Strip" and "Dogtown", neither of which drew much of an audience. Wrong. Atkinson), Sean Byrne (as John Byrne), Roy Chaney (as Roy H. Chaney), Ken Ellner and John Michalski (as John Michalski, Jr.) Performed by Count Five Courtesy … I knew a lot about Edie Sedgwick before seeing the film and was even prepared for inaccuracies but the major problem with this film is that it is inaccurate not for the purpose of making a point but that it is inaccurate for the purpose of making a one-dimensional film. Yes. Guy Pearce gives an excellent performance, and Sienna Miller is charming in a moronically written role, but this film, which should at the very least have been stylish and interesting, is shallow and sentimental in an offensive way. Yes. | Does it randomly introduce/evict characters for the sole reason that they were parts of Edie's life? Her transformation into Edie Sedgwick is the most precise and utterly flawless portrayal of a real life person I've ever seen. It's easy to discount any talent she has when one heeds all the tabloid fodder swirling about her, but the girl has skills. Con John Cusack, Mae Whitman, Jennifer … In the rest of the film, her sad reactions were the same: cry and scream. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu. Awards I would be interested to hear if the screenwriters even read the bible for Edie -- George Plimpton's "Edie" -- that's how spectacularly misguided "Factory Girl" is. I saw Alfie, and do not recall her performance. I don't really think any of the actors captured the realness of the people they were playing. Factory Girl was a crude, rough, and inaccurate comic book portrayal of Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol and company. The numerous inaccuracies of fact and tone are the least of it. | Andy Warhol and The Factory poses quite the challenge to any filmmaker attempting to capture the look, feel and pain of that world unto itself. I didn't know how I felt about the movie. To be fair, Sienna Miller does a wonderful job with the material she's been given. Grow the **** up!! The script fails to provide the background of any of the characters or the politics of the time in which they functioned, rendering the story superfluous. I don't know what the whole truth is in terms of the events in this film. Never saw Cassanova. Guy Pearce is also quite fantastic, and Hayden Christensen was much better than I expected him to be. If anyone wants to learn of Edie, you'd best read "Edie", the fascinating book edited by Jean Stein and George Plimpton. Factory Girl Mass Produced "The Factory" was the entire fifth floor studio of 231 East 47th Street in Midtown Manhattan serving as artistic sanctuary for Andy … Tune in tomorrow......maybe I'll have answers. | Warhol got the point when he titled Edie's epic "Poor Little Rich Girl." would that make me feel better about spending $10.50? The Party's About To Begin Alright yea its a mess, but going in KNOWING it is a mess allowed me to view this film with more forgiveness than the average film critic was willing to shell out. Unfortunately, director George Hickenlooper, primarily a documentary filmmaker, seems more focused on eye-catching cinematic techniques - a deliberately artsy mix of overtly dramatic images, grainy film stock and slow-motion photography - than honest character development in this highly fictionalized 2007 account of her brief life. On the other hand, when he referred to Edie as "baby," I wasn't convinced. It is kind of like watching a film about how good drugs are for you, as made by the very people who sell them, and without them even making an attempt to be honest about anything at all. Factory Girl (2006) - Trivia - IMDb The scene between Sienna Miller and Hayden Christensen where Edie tells The Musician about the death of her brothers was completely improvised by Sienna based on her knowledge of Edie. But I felt that the film did an accurate job of depicting Edie's life, since all that happened were parties, socializing and a terrible downfall. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu. This movie makes "Swept Away" look like "The Godfather." Girls' Generation's Factory Girl is a 2008 reality television show starring popular South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. I have no side as to what is fact or fiction in this story, nor do I have any favouritism at all regarding any of the real life characters portrayed. In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. Factory Girl (2006) The Fame. True, it wasn't a full blown picture given, and maybe that was on purpose. Didn't the producers notice that the script was shoddy and the director giddy with lack of skill? This movie is bad. Much more fun than sitting through the movie is reading all the posts on IMDb from the true believers, most of whom are better informed than the director of this thing. Factory Girl was a crude, rough, and inaccurate comic book portrayal of Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol and company. This flick finally came to my hood, Feb 9. 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