In 1967, Susanna Kaysen has a headache and chases a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka. This lands her in the mental institution Claymoore, where Dr. Melvin Potts diagnoses her with borderline ...
Psychologically disturbed and mentally ill characters are a staple of Hollywood dramas. While screenwriters can occasionally be quite perceptive about human psychology and family functioning, much of ...
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for “Girl, Interrupted” (1993) by Susanna Kaysen and the 1999 movie adaptation. Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. I’m not sure if I ...
It’s 1967, and 17-year-old Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) is like a lot of teenagers: confused, insecure, struggling to make sense of the rapidly changing world around her. The psychiatrist she meets ...
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