Now in paperbackthis is the real story of Edie Sedgwick: model, film star, socialite, friend, lover, and addict; first "it" girl of Andy Warhol's Factory and later muse to Bob Dylan. David Weisman filmed Edie for the last years of her life in his cult film Ciao! Manhattan. After uncovering lost footage, he was inspired to create Edie: Girl on Fire, a book and a documentary film that explore Edie's true story, in the process unearthing hundreds of unpublished photos and interviewing many of Edie's surviving intimates. A rebuttal to Hollywood's highly fictionalized Factory Girl, this is an insightful and startling portrait of a woman that nobody quite knew.
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Raised to stardom by Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick embodied art, drugs and fashion in '60s New York. A new feature film and a documentary coming this winter, and multiple books, attest to her legacy. This candid biography by Weisman, a codirector of her film Ciao! Manhattan, and co-writer Painter surpasses the others, like Edie Factory Girl (VH1 Books, Oct.). Moving from her dysfunctional, blue-blood New England upbringing to death in the grip of addiction, the book showcases 250 images interspersed with anecdotes from stars like Bob Dylan and George Plimpton, and an audio CD of Edie's final interviews. (Nov.)
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David Weisman co-directed Ciao! Manhattan and was nominated for an Academy Award as producer of Kiss of the Spider Woman. He lives in Los Angeles.
Melissa Painter is an award-winning filmmaker who has directed Wildflowers, Admissions, and Steal Me. She lives in Los Angeles.
Melissa Painter is an award-winning filmmaker who has directed Wildflowers, Admissions, and Steal Me. She lives in Los Angeles.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Girl on fire,
This review is from: Edie: Girl on Fire (Hardcover)
Interest in "Factory Girl" Edie Sedgwick has been renewed by a half fictional biopic. And "Edie: Girl on Fire" attempts to get into the head of the girl (incorrectly) described as the first person famous for being famous -- the text isn't much, but the many pictures are delightful.
It's mostly composed of quotes from various people who knew Edie -- lovers, pals, coworkers, and even the man she was briefly married to. It studies her early life, her life as the star of the Factory, and even quotations from Edie herself ("You care enough, that you want your life to be fulfilled in a living way, not in a painting way, not in a writing way"). It's also filled with dozens and dozens of photographs -- maybe on average, two per page. Close-ups, photo shoots, candids of her laughing and posing and smoking and talking and just grinning, and pictures of her while filming her movies with Warhol. Wedding pics, sketches, dancing silly hats, early socialite clubbing days, and more intimate pictures such as Edie carefully sculpting a clay horse. Edie herself is the main reason to see this -- her charm and vibrancy can really be felt through the camera lens, and you can really see how beautiful she really was, even when her life was falling apart. And the pictures show her in every which way, in all states of mind. The beauty of the pictures is fortunate, because they're strung on the thin text like wooden beads on a piece of thread. The quotes are nice, often informative, but they make Edie seem like some kind of idealized angel who had no real flaws. And those essays that pop up every now and then are just revolting squishy and worshipful -- it's impossible to get a sense for what Sedgwick was actually like. "Edie: Girl on Fire" is a simply brilliant photographic record of Edie Sedgwick's all-too-brief life. But the text isn't nearly as fulfilling -- just enjoy the view, and glean what you can of the Factory Girl from the images she left behind.
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Beautiful, but Tragic,
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This is the tragic story repeated again and again of Edie Sedgwick, born into historically noted and millionaire family.
This book has many more pictures than some of the other books.Also,many pictures of her before becoming Andy Warhol's muse. Co-written by David Weiss, who also co-directed Ciao Manhattan! It is a familiar story of beauty and drugs and the dismal consequences.She seems emotionally fragile, breaking apart from page one to the end. It is tragic but readable and each the photographs speak a thousand words. She has a fascinating kind of face which doesn't hide or betray her feeling.I love this just for the pictures. Who other than she could have brought such elegance to a t-shirt and fishnet stockings. If you prefer more pictures,this is the right book you. For more personal history of her life, Edie:American Girl would be better
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THE book of the 60's/ Edie Sedgwick,
This review is from: Edie: Girl on Fire (Hardcover)
I'm an art director and found this at a friends house who got it a few days ago. Perhaps the best looking book and highest quality printing I have seen in a very long time. The book is large, the binding is top quality and these things are only to be outdone by the content. SO MUCH - over 190 pages of HUGE Photos, in-depth articles and interiews by people who worked and knew her. If you're into the 60's...fashion...Edie...Warhol...its a must. You have to grab it.
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New York, Santa Barbara, Edie Sedgwick, Bob Neuwirth, Bob Dylan, Bobby Neuwirth, Silver Hill, Isla Vista, Jim Morrison, Los Angeles, Cottage Hospital, Kjell Rostad New!
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Edie was magnetic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Santa Barbara, Edie Sedgwick, Bob Neuwirth, Bob Dylan, Bobby Neuwirth, Silver Hill, Isla Vista, Jim Morrison, Los Angeles, Cottage Hospital, Kjell Rostad New!
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