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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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(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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57 of 66 people found the following review helpful
By Sarah
Format:DVD
This film got an exceptional amount of poor reviews by people who had a faint idea of who Edie Sedgwick was and the effect she still has on people today. She was the underground, self-indulgent, addict version of Audrey Hepburn. Everyone wanted to be her. She couldn't help herself, but everyone wanted to help her until they realized the enormity of that task. Edie was a poor little rich girl, yes, but she was raised to be that way. She was someone who was heavily medicated from a young age, someone who was taught to go to others for your problems. She wanted to escape, but the foundation of who she was was never solid enough for her to make it on her own, hence her inability to be completely independent. Enter Andy Warhol, the sychophant who relished in her beauty, charm, and complete lack of self-awareness. She was everything he wasn't, and vice versa. Once Warhol had capitalized on her and milked her dry, he left her wanting, so she found other means. Therewithin is her demise.
Knowing Sedgwick, and especially the nuances of this film, makes you look at it in a different light. The too-fast pace marked by subtleties such as "is the salmon fresh?". If you don't know that era, those people, the Warholian group, you'll dislike this film. Simply because you won't appreciate how much went into developing the characters. Any press will show you that Sienna worked on the role well over a year, Guy lost loads of weight, and Miller had to master a voice that crept away from the person who possessed it in a very short time. Not an easy task.
It's a fantastic film. If nothing else, appreciate the artistry of it.
Knowing Sedgwick, and especially the nuances of this film, makes you look at it in a different light. The too-fast pace marked by subtleties such as "is the salmon fresh?". If you don't know that era, those people, the Warholian group, you'll dislike this film. Simply because you won't appreciate how much went into developing the characters. Any press will show you that Sienna worked on the role well over a year, Guy lost loads of weight, and Miller had to master a voice that crept away from the person who possessed it in a very short time. Not an easy task.
It's a fantastic film. If nothing else, appreciate the artistry of it.
27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Admittedly, this movie is my first foray into the interesting life story of Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol's brightest stars and hanger-on's in Warhol's studio, which became known as 'The Factory'. It's definitely a great place to start to peak your interest in the story of Andy and Edie, and the tragedy of Edie's life.
Edie was a blue-blood from an important family, an artist who wanted to explore the big city of New York. She meets Andy Warhol and the two become fast friends. Andy sees in Edie something he can use, and stars Edie is several of his underground movies. The two of them became a sensation, and Edie was suddenly a sweetheart of the New York art scene. Exposure to the wild and willing deviance of Warhol's Factory soon led to Edie's use of drugs. Her trust fund was running low. Then Edie meets Billy Quinn (in real life it was Bob Dylan).
Warhol disapproved of Edie's relationship with Quinn (Dylan) and began to shun her. Edie was devastated by the estrangement of Warhol, her best friend, so she chose Warhol over Quinn, only to discover that Warhol had already written her off as yesterday's news. Edie spiraled into her drug addiction, her trust fund ran out, and her relationship with her rigid parents was already strained past the breaking point. She had no where to go and no one to turn to. Except drugs.
'Factory Girl' is a well-done film. Sienna Miller as Edie was perky and perfect for the role. Hayden Christianson was above his usual performances as Billy Quinn. Guy Pearce was stunningly perfect as Andy Warhol, and watch for SNL's Jimmy Fallon as Edie's friend Chuck Wein. The acting was excellent, the atmosphere captured the 60's, and the photography added that tiny bit of craziness that inundated the era.... Read more ›
Edie was a blue-blood from an important family, an artist who wanted to explore the big city of New York. She meets Andy Warhol and the two become fast friends. Andy sees in Edie something he can use, and stars Edie is several of his underground movies. The two of them became a sensation, and Edie was suddenly a sweetheart of the New York art scene. Exposure to the wild and willing deviance of Warhol's Factory soon led to Edie's use of drugs. Her trust fund was running low. Then Edie meets Billy Quinn (in real life it was Bob Dylan).
Warhol disapproved of Edie's relationship with Quinn (Dylan) and began to shun her. Edie was devastated by the estrangement of Warhol, her best friend, so she chose Warhol over Quinn, only to discover that Warhol had already written her off as yesterday's news. Edie spiraled into her drug addiction, her trust fund ran out, and her relationship with her rigid parents was already strained past the breaking point. She had no where to go and no one to turn to. Except drugs.
'Factory Girl' is a well-done film. Sienna Miller as Edie was perky and perfect for the role. Hayden Christianson was above his usual performances as Billy Quinn. Guy Pearce was stunningly perfect as Andy Warhol, and watch for SNL's Jimmy Fallon as Edie's friend Chuck Wein. The acting was excellent, the atmosphere captured the 60's, and the photography added that tiny bit of craziness that inundated the era.... Read more ›
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By KerrLines
FACTORY GIRL is a portrait of Edie Sedgwick(an outstanding performance by Sienna Miller),born into a well-to-do
back East" family,whose restless ambition and need to be loved brings her to the avant-garde art scene of 1960's New York.She is free,bubbly,vivacious and most of all,a true innocent who gets caught up in the free love,sex,drugs and music of the Cultural-Anti-Establishment Revolution.Her closest "confidantes" are the artists of Andy Warhol's FACTORY,Andy Warhol himself (played by a practically unrecognizable Guy Pearce who plays his role with such creepy coolness and cruelty),and the music and fashion icons of the time.What at first is fun becomes dark and deadly as we watch Edie literally devoured by it all.These people are heartless and will discard you like yesterdays leftovers!Those who so shallowly pretend to be her closest friends stand by numbly (or drugged) as they watch her decent into oblivion which is horrific and almost painfully unwatchable.This is not a pleasant film to watch,but it is so well crafted and acted that one viewing makes it unforgetable.Reminiscent of films such as GIA and JUDY GARLAND:ME AND MY SHADOWS, the outcome is sadly predictable for these once bright stars.
back East" family,whose restless ambition and need to be loved brings her to the avant-garde art scene of 1960's New York.She is free,bubbly,vivacious and most of all,a true innocent who gets caught up in the free love,sex,drugs and music of the Cultural-Anti-Establishment Revolution.Her closest "confidantes" are the artists of Andy Warhol's FACTORY,Andy Warhol himself (played by a practically unrecognizable Guy Pearce who plays his role with such creepy coolness and cruelty),and the music and fashion icons of the time.What at first is fun becomes dark and deadly as we watch Edie literally devoured by it all.These people are heartless and will discard you like yesterdays leftovers!Those who so shallowly pretend to be her closest friends stand by numbly (or drugged) as they watch her decent into oblivion which is horrific and almost painfully unwatchable.This is not a pleasant film to watch,but it is so well crafted and acted that one viewing makes it unforgetable.Reminiscent of films such as GIA and JUDY GARLAND:ME AND MY SHADOWS, the outcome is sadly predictable for these once bright stars.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This year, 2007, being the twentieth anniversary of Andy Warhol's death, there seems to be a resurgence of interest in the late pop artist. FACTORY GIRL, about Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick (referred to, perhaps unfairly, by some as the Paris Hilton of the 1960s) seems to be the latest example of the resurgence of interest.
My own interest in Andy Warhol was piqued in the 1980s when my sister, an actress living in the village at the time, told me about the times she saw Warhol standing on the street corner at night and staring vacantly into space. Over the years, I have come across references to him here and there. But it wasn't until the recent PBS American Masters documentary that I really got some insight into who he was. Since then, Andy Warhol has become something of an obsession for me. I have since read several books about him, which I plan to review on Amazon at some point.
So, suffice it to say that I come to this movie with at least a bit of knowledge on the topic.
What's most stunning about FACTORY GIRL is that Sienna Miller looks a great deal like Edie Sedgwick. In some of the scenes, particularly the recreations of the various Warhol movies she starred in, I had to do a double-take. I thought maybe they were using actual historical footage. Beyond that, Sienna Miller herself is a stunning beauty and did a stunning job with the material she was given.
And that brings us to the material. It leaves something to be desired. From what I've read, Edie was an extraordinarily complex person, as was Andy Warhol himself. The two were sort of counterparts for one another. They had a multi-leveled relationship. FACTORY GIRL really gives no indication of the depth of character that both possessed nor the complexity of their relationship.... Read more ›
My own interest in Andy Warhol was piqued in the 1980s when my sister, an actress living in the village at the time, told me about the times she saw Warhol standing on the street corner at night and staring vacantly into space. Over the years, I have come across references to him here and there. But it wasn't until the recent PBS American Masters documentary that I really got some insight into who he was. Since then, Andy Warhol has become something of an obsession for me. I have since read several books about him, which I plan to review on Amazon at some point.
So, suffice it to say that I come to this movie with at least a bit of knowledge on the topic.
What's most stunning about FACTORY GIRL is that Sienna Miller looks a great deal like Edie Sedgwick. In some of the scenes, particularly the recreations of the various Warhol movies she starred in, I had to do a double-take. I thought maybe they were using actual historical footage. Beyond that, Sienna Miller herself is a stunning beauty and did a stunning job with the material she was given.
And that brings us to the material. It leaves something to be desired. From what I've read, Edie was an extraordinarily complex person, as was Andy Warhol himself. The two were sort of counterparts for one another. They had a multi-leveled relationship. FACTORY GIRL really gives no indication of the depth of character that both possessed nor the complexity of their relationship.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
SIENNA CAPTURES EDIE
While not entirely historically accurate, this film , with a great score, captures the fragile and radient beauty who soared like a brief comet in the pre Oprah/ Betty Ford era.
Published 1 day ago by jean e jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Iconic Edie Sedgewick
I loved this movie. I have been fascinated with this person since a college reading assignment. It is an eye-opener when it comes to the character or lack there of of Andy Warhol... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Felecia B. Killen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tragic but good.
This is a very tragic story. Sienna Miller did a fair job at portraying Edie but I think a younger actress may have been better for the part.
Published 11 days ago by Bianca Salas
4.0 out of 5 stars
"It" girl.
Sienna Miller gives a knockout performance as troubled socialite, Edie Sedgwick. Factory Girl is what Andy Warhol used to call Edie when she was his "muse" and close friend. Read more
Published 28 days ago by ADRIENNE MILLER
5.0 out of 5 stars
acting is great
I was curious about her background and how she came to know Andy Warhol. It is informative and well done.
Published 1 month ago by Bonnie Leroy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie
Saw this movie with a friend and I have loved it ever since. Sienna Miller plays a truly great Edie Sedgewick who you can't help but fall in love with. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ERIN CALLANAN
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Movie
I was too young to be very into Warhol & The Factory. read about it years later & it intrigued me. Well acted film, Sienna Miller is great as the beautiful & tragic Edie.
Published 2 months ago by D. Dai
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bad Andy
If you saw either The Doors or Basquiat, you should be familiar with the theme of a rising star broken on Andy Warhol's vampiric wheel. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sean T
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT
The movie was great. Nothing wrong with the disk. I am completely satisfied. Nothing else could have made this better.
Published 4 months ago by Wesley Snoddy
3.0 out of 5 stars
Alright, not great
Some of the liberties taken with the story trespass into fiction. It seems pretty disrespectful to the people involved, most of whom are dead now and can't come to their own... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lana Bullard
