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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0796019804943
Format: Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: The Weinstein Company
Manufacturer: The Weinstein Company
Publisher: The Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 5028
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: February 02, 2007
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Description:
(Drama) 'Factory Girl' tells the story of the rise and fall of the original 'IT GIRL' Edie Sedgwick. When Edie meets famed artist Andy Warhol, she is thrust into a life of glamour, parties and ultimately…tragedy.
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The lovely face of Sienna Miller fills in for luminous but tragic 1960s icon Edie Sedgwick, the child of wealth and privilege who found brief delight but eventual destruction in the fabled Factory of Pop artist Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce). Factory Girl begins with Sedgwick as a naive art student who comes to New York City seeking freedom from her troubled family, just as Warhol was surrounding himself with oddballs, sycophants, and drug addicts. The eager girl briefly becomes Warhol's favorite and the center of the city's attention, but when she falls into an affair with 'The Musician' (the only slightly ambiguous depiction of a certain nasal-voiced rock star, played by Hayden Christensen, Shattered Glass), Warhol is stricken with jealousy. Factory Girl wants to paint Warhol as the villain in this story of innocence corrupted, but the casting undercuts the movie's moral. Miller, though pretty and capable, never takes us under Sedgwick's skin, and Christensen's performance is one-note and clumsy. But Pearce's Warhol fascinates; it's a sneaky, stealthy performance, predatory yet passive, hiding a million neuroses beneath a cunningly vapid facade. Whenever Pearce is on-screen, Factory Girl sparkles; when he's not--despite abundant views of Miller's and Christensen's attractive naked flesh in the 'uncut unrated' version--the movie loses its fizz. Also featuring Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Jimmy Fallon (Fever Pitch), and Illeana Douglas (Grace of My Heart). --Bret Fetzer
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Rating:  - Sappy Pap
The only positive for me is that I went into this with very low expectations. A little birdie told me not to buy it or even rent it; instead, for the first time, I borrowed a DVD from the library. I got it today; they said I can keep it for a week--it's going back tomorrow.
I watched it by myself, because I just had a feeling I would be embarrassed for the actors if I watched it with someone else. And I was. Sienna Miller did the best she could, probably, with a weak script and Jimmy Fallon in a laughable supporting role. The Dylan character, Quinn, made me sink into my seat, cringing, and thankful that no one else was watching.
It's a kitschy imitation of a kitschy reality, and it uses every film-making cliche in the book. There was one Edie Sedgwick, there was one Andy Warhol, there is one Bob Dylan. These people are too iconic to be portrayed by second- and third-rate actors. It seemed like kids playing dress-up.
Do yourself a favor and skip this film. If you're interested in Edie, get the Jean Stein/George Plimpton "verbal" biography. If you're interested in Edie only as a fashion/style icon, there are many books full of beautiful photos. This is just a cheap--very cheap--imitation.
Rating:  - hard to cast Edie
I thought Sienna Miller gave a great effort in portraying Edie Sedgwick. She got her mannerism and part of her looks down but she could not convey Edie's vunerability and her angelic-face-apple-cheeked innocence. Edie's face shows 60's perfectly; a 50's debutante girl made up with 60's psychedelic colors and mod fashion. Miss Miller seemed too self-possessed to be Edie. Guy Pearce' Warhol, on the other hand, was chilling and fascinating. Hayden Christiansen should give his Bob Dylan more depth like Pearce' Warhol because both men were huge ego trips that devoured anyone weaker and needy around them, like Edie. Over all, this film was successful in pique people's interest in finding out more about Edie Sedgwick, Warhol, and the whole 60's scene but failed to tap deeper into an insecure and needy young woman's inner life and outter turmoil in the short time she reigned in NYC......
Rating: - Edie Deserves Better
First off, Sienna Miller gives it a college try but she's too old for the part. For most of the arc of the story in this film, Edie's supposed to be 19-25. No way is Sienna believable as an ingenue at this point. She's got her accent down but lacks the luminosity and charm of the singular Mz. Sedgwick. Instead, she comes off as annoying.
Granted, to recreate Edie and the era in which she reigned would be an extremely tall order for any film maker. Unfortunately, their efforts fall far short here.
Siouxie, Brooklyn
Rating:  - Underrated Gem
This production is an underrated gem. Guy Pearce is "over-the-top" as Andy Warhol, while Sienna Miller IS Edie Sedgwick, the "Factory Girl." See this movie first, then buy "Ciao! Manhattan" to complete your collection.
Rating: - Poorly Acted, Poorly Executed Film
Factory Girl is a poorly executed, poorly acted film about poor little rich girl Edie Sedgwick. The socialite/drug addict who starred in Warhol films and made a celebrity splash is portrayed by Sienna Miller, who simply does not do justice to the tragic socialite. Factory Girl is a biographical film and as such is obligated to adhere to some semblance of "what was" or "how it happened". In this film, it does neither.
Edie Sedgwick's rise to celebrity was due to her charism and waiflike charm that drew people to her. Miller acted as if she used Liza Minelli as her role model! The film viewer is left confused as to why anyone would want Edie Sedgwick in their life--she is portrayed as shallow, boring,and without an ounce of sexuality, despite the R rating for nudity.
Overall, the film doesn't add up. Don't waste your money on this one.
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