pdir="ltr">em>(Welcometo/em>strong>em>TheDailyStream/em>/strong>em>,anongoingseriesinwhichthe/Filmteamshareswhatthey'vebeenwatching,whyit'sworthcheckingout,andwhereyoucanstreamit.)/em>/p>pdir="ltr">strong>TheMovie:/strong>"FactoryGirl"/p>pdir="ltr">strong>WhereYouCanStreamIt:/strong>Tubi,Vudu,Pluto,Kanopy/p>pdir="ltr">strong>ThePitch:/strong>Ifyou'relookingforabitofescapismrightnow—asIthinkmostofusareinlightof,well,alotofthings—allowyourselftotakeastepbackintotheswinging'6sandthelegendaryloreofAndyWarhol's(GuyPearce)factory."FactoryGirl"followstheartist'sbiggestmuse,EdieSedgwick(SiennaMiller),adreamyartistwhohailedfromaprominentyettroubledAmericandynasty.Shegoesfromtimidstudenttoprolificundergroundfilmfemmefataleterrifyinglyquickly,andshelearnsjustasfasthowfameandfortunecanbecomethemostcomplicatedaspectofone'slife.Asifthatwasn'tenoughtomanage,EdiealsohastocometogripswiththelifeshebuiltunderWarhol'sthumb,asthefocalpointofhisart—andinthatstruggle,shemeetsacharismaticfolksingerwhochallengeshertofreeherselffromthefilmmaker'sshackles./p>
Why It's Essential Viewing
pdir="ltr">Nomatterhowyoumayfeelaboutbiopicsingeneral,orevenhowthisoneparticularlyishandled,there'soneelementofthismoviethatissimplyundeniablyonfire:theacting./p>pdir="ltr">SiennaMillerstarsasEdieSedgwick,andyes,theresemblanceisthere.Butthat'snotwhatsellsyou.Infact,MillerlooksenoughlikeherselfandnotSedgwickforittotakeyououtofthemoment,withharsherfeaturesandadifferentfacialshape.ButhermannerismsareadeadringerforSedgwick's,thewayshedanceswithherarmsandthelittlesquished-facesmilesshewouldmake.Addthepitch-perfectvoiceMillerputsonandyou'vegotyourselfimmersedinthestoryofthemodel'srise.Herliltisnearlyidentical,anditonlytakesabout15secondsofwatchingWarholandSedgwickahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYLiw5blnlE">appearon"TheMervGriffinShow"in1965/a>toproveit./p>pdir="ltr">Millerisn'ttheonlyonewhocompletelynailshercharacter.Theothercrucialcastingdilemmais,ofcourse,pickingyourWarhol—andGuyPierceissospot-onitmusthavebeeneerieforanyonewhoknewhimthatwatched.PiercehadoneuponMillerinthathereallydidlooksomuchlikeWarholwhengiventhatblondewig,buthedoesn'tskimponthevoice,which,again,isacrucialpartinkeepingviewersgluedtothestory.Tappingintotherealitiesofthatcharacter—hisvoice,hismannerisms,hisstrangelittleimpulses—isparamounttotheaudience'scommitmenttothestory.Plus,MillerandPierceareelectrictogether,justliketherealSedgwickandWarholwere./p>pdir="ltr">Equallyasbeautifulastheirfriendshipwastheirdownfall,andthefilmdoesagreatjobofshowingthatthankstotheirdedicationtotheseperformances.It'scertainlyworthrevisiting,ifonlyfortheiradorablebanterandwide-eyedwonderineachother./p>
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