Girl, Interrupted - Why Their "Crazy" Still Resonates 25 Years Later

Girl, Interrupted premiered 25 years ago and provided us with a totally new kind of exploration of young women’s struggle with mental health in a world that is very intent on trying to constrain them – and the importance of the bonds they build with each other on their journey. Starring some of the biggest names of the era, like Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Brittany Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg (plus a young Elizabeth Moss before she hit it big with Mad Men), the movie has become a beloved classic, especially because its story – in being of so many eras – manages to feel timeless. Girl, Interrupted continues to resonate with audiences even a quarter century later – but what is it, specifically, that makes the film so impactful?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:54 Erasure of Identity
04:10 Girl, Interrupted vs One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
05:32 Finding Imperfect Community
07:18 Loss of Control
09:49 Ways of Escape
11:49 Finding Forward Momentum

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