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Review of the film "Factory Girl"
Factory Girl (2007)
Director: George Hickenlooper
Genre: biography
Movie type: drama
Themes: Actor's Life,Social Climbing,Drug Addiction,Rise and Fall Stories
Lead actors: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Jack Huston, Tara Summers,Mena Suvari, Shawn Hatosy, Beth Grant, Edward Herrmann, Mary-Kate Olsen
Release year: 2006
Country: US
Run time: 99 min
MPAA rating: R

Plot:

Edie Sedgwick was born in a wealthy and socially prominent family, and she grew up with beauty and money, but also there is a history of mental illness.She was hospitalized with an eating disorder in her late teens, and by the time she was 21, two of her seven siblings had died before their time. In 1964, Edie moved to New York City, and quickly made a splash on the Manhattan social scene; she became friendly with the famous pop artist Andy Warhol, who was fascinated by her gamine loveliness and her quirky personality. Warhol wasted no time in casting her in one of his underground movies, and she quickly became a crucial part of his retinue of "superstars." Fashion icon Diana Vreeland was convinced Edie had the looks and charm to also become a successful model, and soon she was gracing the pages of Life, Vogue, and Glamour. But Edie's instability was hardly helped by her new fast-lane lifestyle, and when she met Billy Quinn, a folk rock singer-songwriter often cited as "the voice of a generation," he persuaded her that Warhol and his associates were simply using her fame and beauty for their own gain, and she found herself torn between two powerful mentors, one of whom had become her lover as well. Factory Girl also co-stars Jimmy Fallon, Mena Suvari, and Tara Summers as regulars at the Warhol "Factory." The character of Musician was inspired in part by Bob Dylan, who was romantically involved with Edie Sedgwick for a brief time.

Main Characters:

Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick
Guy Pearce as Andy Warhol
Hayden Christensen as Billy Quinn, "the musician" (character allegedly based on Bob Dylan)
Jimmy Fallon as Chuck Wein
Jack Huston as Gerard Malanga
Tara Summers as Brigid Polk
Mena Suvari as Richie Berlin
Shawn Hatosy as Syd Pepperman
Beth Grant as Julia Warhola
James Naughton as Fuzzy Sedgwick
Edward Herrman as James Townsend
Mary-Kate Olsen as Molly Spence
Illeana Douglas as Diana Vreeland
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ingrid Superstar
Don Novello as Mort Silvers
Johnny Whitworth as Silver George
Brian Bell as Lou Reed
Patrick Wilson as John Cale
Samantha Maloney as Maureen Tucker
Meredith Ostrom as Nico
Michael Post as Taxi Driver