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The true story of one woman's brief and ultimately tragic flirtation with fame in the 1960s provides the basis for this biographical drama. In 1943, Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) was born to a wealthy... read more read more... and socially prominent family, and she grew up with beauty and money, but also 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 (Guy Pearce), 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 (Illeana Douglas) 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 (Hayden Christensen), 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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: George Hickenlooper

Release Date: February 9, 2007

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  • emilebond007
    January 9, 2012
    emilebond007
    Is it possible ? A movie full of flaws, that still touches you, that still breakes you ? For me, Factory Girl proved it.
    Guy Pearce was perfect as Andy Warhol, while Sienna Miller did a good job. Hayden Christensen played well Bob Dylan (under another name because it is still... read more not sure Eddie had an affair with him).
    There was something wrong with the direction and the screenplay, but yet both surprisingly great.
    There are way many movies showing imposant figures falling from high, but the beautiful Factory Girl really joined me, and I undeniably fell in love with this film.
    Every single person sould find something to love in this movie.
  • hunterjt13
    April 3, 2011
    hunterjt13
    Edie Sedgwick becomes the 1960s version of Paris Hilton, famous for her association to achievement and her downfall.
    The highlights of this film are the performances by Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce who are remarkably believable as Sedgwick and Andy Warhol. In fact, Pearce's perf... read moreormance frequently reminded me of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-winning turn in Capote, and Miller embodied the tragic beauty of Angelina Jolie's Golden Globe-winner in Gia. Without a doubt, they are the only aspects of this film that keep it from falling into a morass of montage-ridden, depressing display of frenetic camerawork.
    I've read from multiple sources that Factory Girl has numerous factual errors. The Village Voice called it "Edie Sedgwick for Dummies," and Bob Dylan threatened to sue the film for defamation resulting in Hayden Christensen's character being called "Billy Quinn" instead of Dylan.
    By the end of the film, I didn't think I learned anything true. The articles I read about Sedgwick and Warhol helped me understand them as people more than the film, and I can only wish that Hollywood screenwriters would trust in the realization that sometimes real life is more interesting than what they could make up.
    Overall, see this film for Miller and Pearce, then do your research.
  • theylovealexis
    July 6, 2010
    theylovealexis
    this move is about the life of edie sedgwick, andy warhol's muse. poor little rich girl.. she lived hard and fast. then just like that she was gone at 28 years old. it was good movie, but heartbreaking.
  • ythelastman89
    November 18, 2009
    ythelastman89
    Guy Pearce was so good that I literally believed he was Andy Warhol for an hour and a half. Sienna Miller and Hayden Christensen also did a great job with their characters. The movie itself was a really great depiction of that time period and I really felt I was in the 60's while... read more watching it.
  • SirPant
    October 2, 2009
    SirPant
    I really liked this film! It sounds like I'm alone though. Sure the editing is a little muddled, it?s a little bit over the place but I think that it actually works quite well! Miller is brilliant as Sedgwick, I really think she has been treated badly in the press and in casting,... read more she is a rare talent that is being wasted in my opinion. I really hope she gets more action over the next few years, I believe she's destined to be top of the game soon. Guy Pearce is equally impressive as Warhol and is just as good as David Bowie in my opinion! (Basquiat, 1996)
    Hayden Christensen is the only problem in this film. His is an impression more than a performance or interpretation and not a particularly good one at that.
    George Hickenlooper is a director you can rely on. His documentaries are great and this film has just the right balance of both. At an hour and a half, the information is crammed in and there is more to tell about the Factory but as an insight into the life of Sedgwick I think it?s pretty much spot on.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    April 23, 2009
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    It was pretty good and you can see that the actors are trying to act even though not to perfection I must say, but it was a. very touching story. A beautiful, wealthy young party girl drops out of Radcliffe in 1965 and heads to New York to become Holly Golightly. When she meets a... read more hungry young artist named Andy Warhol, he promises to make her the star she always wanted to be. And like a super nova she explodes on the New York scene only to find herself slowly lose grip on reality.
  • aliceinpunderland
    August 13, 2008
    aliceinpunderland
    Guy Pierce and Sienna Miller totally nailed their roles. Very frenetic cinematography and editing as well.
  • Redlats
    January 28, 2008
    Redlats
    This is not a film I like watching. I don't care much for Andy Warhol, I don't care much for drugs, I don't remember Edie Sedgwick. But the movie isn't badly done.
  • gor41
    December 9, 2007
    gor41
    Guy Pearce and Sienna Miller give believable performances for unlikeable characters, part of the art-wank factory crowd. Ultimately Andy Warhol comes across as a selfish narcissist and there is little to like about the whole 'scene' - and the Dillon character seems to have wander... read moreed in from another movie.
  • SilentWarProductions2009
    November 5, 2007
    SilentWarProductions2009
    Directed by: George Hickenlooper.
    Starring: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon.

    I would expect Andy Warhol's life to be fascinating, as said by Sienna Millers character in the film "It may just be a painting, but it's an idea.... read more...and the man behind that idea is what's interesting"....although you have some thoughtful dialogue such as that, it doesn't back it up.

    A vast story is crammed right down to 85 minutes, the entire story is incoherent and passes through stages without focus and bad editing, aside from a few ideas and referencing to the style of Andy Warhol, you just soon begin to not care once you have passed 20+ characters in the first 20 minutes and the story loses its gripping edge. The only highlight of the film that kept me watching was the two leading performances. Guy Pearce is perfectly dark and mysterious, once he puts on the glasses and adds the accent, he sinks right into Andy's persona with such skill and quality, I forgot how great an actor Guy is. Sienna Miller proves to be more than just a pretty face (and a great body), although her role is never as deep or as complex as it should have been, she stands strong and delivers a performance of great depth and control and her innocence is spot-on and her presence is strong.

    Aside from having two surprisingly strong and amazing performances, Factory Girl suffers from being terribly incoherent, from the lack of focus on both story and character, jumping from one scene to another with too many characters and all being crammed into an 85 minute running time, it is a major disappointment as both a coherent film and a respectable and deep biography.

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Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper
February 20, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

I think Sienna Miller does a really nice job of capturing Edie Sedgwick, who really was the fore-runner to Paris Hilton and a lot of other people who are just famous for being famous.

Roger Moore
February 16, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

It's a movie without that emotional spark that lets us connect with her, or anybody else. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
February 16, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

When Sedgwick's whirl of liberation turns into addiction, clichés stall the plot. Full Review

Terry Lawson
February 16, 2007
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

Sedgwick's death seems as predestined as a Hollywood melodrama. Full Review

Robert Denerstein
February 16, 2007
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

You feel as if either you or the filmmakers have missed the point, if there ever actually was one.

Lisa Kennedy
February 16, 2007
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

Thanks to the flashy work of the film's two editors and cinematographer, style trumps substance. Or perhaps it merely masks the lack of it. Full Review

J. R. Jones
February 16, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Not everyone is crushed by fame, but almost everyone is flattened by it. Full Review

Colin Covert
February 15, 2007
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

The film never provides compelling reasons to care about the fate of this poor little rich girl.

Bill Muller
February 15, 2007
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic

Director George Hickenlooper incessantly switches between black-and-white, grained-out, color-saturated, handheld and fuzzy shots. He's not so much making a movie as an audition tape for the cameraman... Full Review

David Denby
February 12, 2007
David Denby, New Yorker

Whatever shrewdness or charm Sedgwick possessed that caused people to believe that she was a revolutionary figure in New York night life, it doesn't come through in this movie.

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