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122-461: A pariah among the Factory crowd. One night, while in a drug-induced stupor, she falls asleep with a lit cigarette and nearly dies in the ensuing apartment fire. Vogue , which once championed her as the newest "it" girl , now refuses to hire her; editor Diana Vreeland explains that Edie is considered "vulgar" due to her current lifestyle. When Syd visits Edie again, she is barely conscious and
183-459: A Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. It contains the Unrated Cut. Factory Girl received generally negative reviews, but Sienna Miller's performance as Edie Sedgwick was met with critical acclaim. Johnny Vaughan from Sun Online concluded that "It's Sienna Miller's star that shines brightest in this heartbreaking cautionary tale." Empire magazine described Factory Girl as "A brave bid to recreate
244-479: A Mile of Home Other uses [ edit ] Factory Girl (Rails Testing) , a testing framework for Ruby on Rails The Factory Girls , a Frank McGuinness play Factory Girls a 2008 book by Leslie Chang Factory Girls a 2023 book by Michelle Gallen Factory Girl (TV series) , a South Korean TV series See also [ edit ] Rosie the Riveter Topics referred to by
305-497: A bed in her underwear with Gino Piserchio and being taunted by Wein off-screen. Sedgwick and Warhol continued making films together — Outer and Inner Space , Prison , Lupe and Chelsea Girls — throughout 1965. The edited footage of Sedgwick in Chelsea Girls would eventually become the film Afternoon . Their relationship deteriorated by late 1965, however, and Sedgwick demanded that Warhol stop showing her films. Lupe
366-551: A crush on Dylan that she thought he reciprocated. She was also under the impression that she and Dylan would star in a mainstream film together. Unbeknownst to Sedgwick, however, Dylan had secretly married his girlfriend Sara Lownds in November 1965. Morrissey claimed that Sedgwick was informed of the marriage by Warhol (who reportedly heard about it through his lawyer) in February 1966. Friends of Sedgwick's later said that she saw
427-400: A cynic who leads Sedgwick into a downward spiral of drug addiction and psychiatric problems. Hayden Christensen plays "Billy Quinn", an apparent conglomeration of various characters but a look-alike of Bob Dylan. Dylan was apparently threatening to pursue a defamation lawsuit, claiming the film implicates him as having driven Sedgwick to her death. Michael Post, Sedgwick's widower, appears as
488-420: A dedicated performance by Sienna Miller, Factory Girl delves only superficially into her character, and ultimately fails to tell a coherent story." On Metacritic , the film has a score of 45, based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Edie Sedgwick Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress , model , and socialite , who
549-464: A film titled The War at Home was to be loosely based on her life during The Factory years, with Linda Fiorentino slated to portray her. It was to be based on John Byrum 's fictionalized account of a working-class man who becomes enamored of her. Neither was ever produced. Actress and model Jennifer Rubin played Sedgwick in the 1991 film The Doors , directed by Oliver Stone . In the 2002 film Igby Goes Down , Amanda Peet 's character, Rachel,
610-531: A hospital in Santa Barbara. Post was also attempting to quit drugs. After their wedding on July 24, 1971, Post claims he has helped her achieve sobriety . However, in October 1971, Sedgwick relapsed after taking prescription pain medication given to her for a physical illness, which in turn led to abusing barbiturates and alcohol . In 1982, Edie Sedgwick: An American Biography written by Jean Stein
671-458: A legitimate acting career. She auditioned for Norman Mailer when the stage adaptation of his novel The Deer Park was being produced. But Mailer "turned her down....—She was very good in a sort of tortured and wholly sensitive way—...She used so much of herself with every line that we knew she'd be immolated after three performances." In March 1967, Sedgwick began what may have seemed propitious but in fact began her torturous and final decline:
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#1732776253857732-456: A modern American tragedy, with a revelatory turn by its lead actress." Mick LaSalle from San Francisco Chronicle said "Miller gets old and used up before our eyes, and we not only see it, we see what it means to experience it. This is a movie about power, and its spectacle is that of a woman losing all of it." Stella Papamichael wrote for the BBC : "In all it's an unconvincing portrait, and as
793-639: A party at the apartment of producer Lester Persky and began frequently visiting Warhol's art studio, The Factory , in Midtown Manhattan . During one of her subsequent visits, Warhol was filming Vinyl (1965), his interpretation of Anthony Burgess ' novel A Clockwork Orange . Despite Vinyl ' s all-male cast, Warhol put Sedgwick in the movie. Around this time, she also made a small cameo appearance in another Warhol film, Horse (1965). Sedgwick's appearances in both films were brief but generated enough interest that Warhol decided to cast her in
854-497: A rough director's cut of the film to YouTube now referred to as "The Unseen Director's Cut". Due to the Weinstein Company's ownership of the footage and the material not being authorized for release, it was removed from the website. Katie Holmes was set to star as Sedgwick, but it was reported Tom Cruise convinced Holmes not to do it because it would be bad for her image. Regarding the rumors, Holmes said, "I declined
915-418: A song by The Rolling Stones "Factory Girl" (folk song) , a traditional Irish song "Factory Girl", a song by Ralph McTell on his 1969 album My Side of Your Window , later covered by Marie Little "Factory Girl", a song by The Pretty Reckless on their album Light Me Up "Factory Girl", a song by Xiu Xiu on their album Always "Factory Girls", a song by Flogging Molly on their album Within
976-431: A taxi driver in one of the last scenes of the film. In the 2007 film I'm Not There , Michelle Williams 's character Coco Rivington is modeled on Sedgwick. Directed by Melissa Painter and David Weisman , the 2010 short film Edie: Girl on Fire , accompanied the book release of the same title, with an archived audio interview of Sedgwick on CD. The 2021 animated short film Too Late , by Polish artist Kinga Syrek,
1037-472: Is being filmed naked by three strangers in her apartment. Syd kicks the men out and looks after Edie. He gets them a taxi and shows her a photo of herself back in Cambridge. He says she inspired him back then and she can be an artist once more. Edie, deeply upset at how far she's fallen, gets out of their cab and runs frantically down the street. The scene transitions to the film's opening framing device of
1098-533: Is described as an "Edie Sedgwick wanna-be" and dresses in Sedgwick-inspired attire throughout the film. A 2004 off-Broadway play entitled Andy & Edie was written and produced by Peter Braunstein . It ran for 10 days. Misha Moore, who portrayed Sedgwick, claimed to be the late model's niece. At the request of the Sedgwick family, The New York Times published a notice of correction. In
1159-650: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Factory Girl (2006 film) Factory Girl is a 2006 American biographical film directed by George Hickenlooper . It is based on the rapid rise and fall of 1960s underground film star and socialite Edie Sedgwick ( Sienna Miller ), known for her association with the artist Andy Warhol ( Guy Pearce ). The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 29, 2006, to largely negative reviews from critics, who nonetheless praised Miller's performance as Sedgwick. The film
1220-641: Is framed by Edie Sedgwick being interviewed in a hospital several years after her time as an Andy Warhol superstar . In the mid 1960s, Edie is a young heiress studying art in Cambridge, Massachusetts . She moves to New York City with her friend, Chuck Wein . She is introduced to pop art painter and film-maker Andy Warhol , who is intrigued by the beautiful, clearly troubled socialite. He asks her to perform in one of his underground experimental films . She agrees and goes on to star in several of Andy's projects, becoming his muse . She and Chuck become part of
1281-546: Is often thought to be Sedgwick's last Warhol film, but she filmed The Andy Warhol Story with Rene Ricard in November 1966, almost a year after finishing Lupe . The Andy Warhol Story was an unreleased film that was only screened once at The Factory. Along with Sedgwick, the film featured Ricard satirically pretending to be Warhol. Warhol's films were for the most part shown only in underground film theaters and in viewings held at The Factory, and were not commercially successful. Regardless, Sedgwick began receiving attention from
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#17327762538571342-409: Is sad, but never appears important or interesting." Jim Lewis of Slate felt the film didn't do justice to Warhol's artistic accomplishments and concluded, " Factory Girl isn't just a bad movie, it's a 90-minute insult to the culture it pretends to be capturing." On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 20%, based on reviews from 114 critics. The websites' consensus states "Despite
1403-546: The Weinstein Company and the film's producers interviewed Sedgwick's older brother, Jonathan, who claimed that Sedgwick told him she had aborted a baby she claimed was Dylan's shortly after she was injured in a motorcycle accident. As a result of the accident, doctors consigned her to a mental hospital, where she was treated for drug addiction . No records from a hospital or the Sedgwick family exist to support this story. Nonetheless, Jonathan claimed, "Staff found she
1464-557: The Westchester County division of New York Hospital , where her anorexia improved markedly. Around the time she left the hospital, she had a brief relationship with a Harvard student, became pregnant and procured an abortion , citing her present psychological issues. In the autumn of 1963, Sedgwick moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts , and began studying sculpture with her cousin, artist Lily Saarinen . According to Saarinen, Sedgwick "was very insecure about men, though all
1525-564: The 2000s, director Mike Nichols and actress Natalie Portman considered doing a film about Sedgwick and Andy Warhol but decided to film an adaptation of Patrick Marber 's play Closer instead, which was released in 2004. Sienna Miller played Sedgwick in George Hickenlooper 's film Factory Girl , a fictionalized account of Sedgwick's life, released in December 2006. The film portrays Warhol, played by Guy Pearce , as
1586-500: The Dylan clone says, "Empty, like one of those cans of soup ...". Trevor Johnston for Time Out wrote "One wonders whether the documentary format would have better served the material than this ill-focused drama. Since real-life family and observers chime in over the end credits, perhaps the filmmakers were thinking the same thing." In The Guardian , Peter Bradshaw gave the film two out of five stars and said; "Edie Sedgwick's story
1647-499: The additional shoots and mixed the final cut of the film in New York City, where he worked in close collaboration with Weinstein. Weinstein released the picture on December 29, 2006, in Los Angeles. Because the post production schedule was so delayed, Hickenlooper continued to sound edit the film after its initial release. The film received a nationwide release on February 2, 2007. During the fall of 2008, Hickenlooper uploaded
1708-471: The age of 28. Meanwhile, in New York City, Andy is interviewed the day after Edie died in 1971. When the interviewer asks about her and Andy's "breakup," Andy becomes visibly uncomfortable but manages to complete his thought that it was just so long ago and he hardly knew her at all. Lou Reed , singer-songwriter of the Velvet Underground and one of the Factory people who knew Sedgwick, hated
1769-413: The fairly recent death of her favorite brother, Minty. Her trauma manifests itself in uncontrolled spending , poor money management and a burgeoning drug habit. Edie's Cambridge friend, Syd visits her in New York City and introduces her to folk singer Billy Quinn, a character based on Bob Dylan . Edie and Billy begin a relationship, which causes Andy to become jealous. Edie attempts to make peace between
1830-543: The film crew and began shooting in Arcadia and Santa Barbara in late 1970. She also recorded audio tapes reflecting on her life story, accounts Weisman and Palmer incorporated into the film's dramatic arc. Filming completed in early 1971, and the film was released in February 1972. On the night of November 15, 1971, Sedgwick went to a fashion show at the Santa Barbara Museum that included a segment filmed for
1891-472: The film. He told the New York Daily News , "I read that script. It's one of the most disgusting, foul things I've seen – by any illiterate retard – in a long time. There's no limit to how low some people will go to write something to make money." Bob Dylan threatened to sue, saying through his lawyers that the script insinuated his responsibility in Sedgwick's drug abuse and death. Although
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1952-476: The hospital interview several years later. Edie tells the interviewer that to "stay off the drugs" is going to be a battle every day, that she is pursuing art again and is glad to be home in Santa Barbara, California . The closing captions explain that in her last few years Edie continued in her struggle with dependency. Her short marriage to a fellow patient ended when she died of a barbiturate overdose at
2013-449: The mainstream media, who reported on her appearances in the films and on her personal style. During this period, she developed a distinct look including black leotards, mini dresses, large chandelier earrings and heavy eye make-up. She popularized the mini-skirt by purchasing children's skirts and wearing them as her own. Sedgwick also cut her naturally brown hair short and dyed it with silver spray, thus matching her look with Warhol's, who
2074-663: The men loved her." During this period, she partied with members of an elite bohemian fringe of the Harvard social scene. Sedgwick was deeply affected by the loss of her older brothers, Francis Jr. (known as "Minty") and Robert (known as "Bobby"), who died within eighteen months of each other. Francis, who had a particularly unhappy relationship with their father, suffered several mental breakdowns , eventually dying by suicide in 1964 while committed at Silver Hill Hospital. Robert, her second oldest brother, also suffered from mental health problems and died when his motorcycle crashed into
2135-472: The name of the character in question was changed to Billy Quinn, Dylan still attempted to halt the film's release. Sienna Miller defended the film against Dylan's allegations, saying in an interview with the Guardian, "It blames Warhol more than anyone, because he did abandon her...there was a friendship there, she needed help and no one helped her. It's not that Dylan drove her to heroin addiction." The film
2196-526: The outside world and were instilled with the idea that they were superior to most of their peers. It was within these familial and social conditions that Sedgwick by her early teens developed an eating disorder , settling into an early pattern of binging and purging . At age 13 (the year her grandfather Henry Dwight Sedgwick died), she began boarding at the Branson School near San Francisco . According to her older sister Alice "Saucie" Sedgwick, she
2257-655: The role in Factory Girl based on my own decisions about the movie." The role then went back to Miller. However, Holmes had also stated that even if she did take the part, she would have had to drop out because she was pregnant when the movie was set to begin filming. The film was released on DVD by the Weinstein Company on July 17, 2007. It contains the Unrated Extended Edition of the film. The film debuted on Blu-ray in Canada on March 8, 2011, in
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2379-466: The school due to her continuing eating disorder, which had progressed to anorexia . In the autumn of 1962, at her father's insistence, Sedgwick was committed to the private Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan , Connecticut . As the regime was very lax, she easily manipulated her situation at Silver Hill and her weight kept dropping. She was later sent to Bloomingdale, the behavioral health wing in
2440-615: The shooting of Ciao! Manhattan , a semi-autobiographical underground film co-directed by John Palmer and David Weisman . During this, Sedgwick accidentally set her room on fire in the Chelsea Hotel and was briefly hospitalized with burns. Due to her rapidly deteriorating health from drug use, the film was suspended. After further hospitalizations for drug abuse and mental issues in 1968 and 1969, Sedgwick returned to her family's ranch in California to recuperate. In August 1969, she
2501-453: The side of a New York City bus on New Year's Eve 1965. On her twenty-first birthday in April 1964, Sedgwick received an $ 80,000 trust fund from her maternal grandmother. In September 1964, she relocated to New York to pursue a career in modeling . In December 1964, she was injured in an automobile accident. In March 1965, Sedgwick met artist and avant-garde filmmaker Andy Warhol at
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2562-506: The starring role of his next films. The first of these films, Poor Little Rich Girl (1965), was originally conceived as part of a series of films featuring Sedgwick called The Poor Little Rich Girl Saga . The series was to include Poor Little Rich Girl , Restaurant , Face and Afternoon . Filming of Poor Little Rich Girl began in March 1965 in Sedgwick's apartment; it depicted her going about her daily routines. Her next film for Warhol
2623-435: The supposed offer of doing a film with Dylan as a ticket to a mainstream film career. Morrissey claimed that Dylan likely never had plans to star in a film with Sedgwick and "hadn't been very truthful." Since Sedgwick's death, Dylan has routinely denied that he ever had a romantic relationship with her but did acknowledge knowing her. In December 2006, several weeks before the release of the controversial film Factory Girl ,
2684-409: The television show An American Family . After the show, she attended a party where she drank alcohol. She then phoned her husband to pick her up. On the way home, Sedgwick expressed thoughts of uncertainty about their marriage. Before they both fell asleep, Post gave Sedgwick medication that had been prescribed for her. According to Post, Sedgwick started to fall asleep very quickly and her breathing
2745-501: The tightly knit bohemian social scene at Andy's art studio, the Silver Factory . Edie's status as a Warhol superstar and rising youthquake fashion model earn her fame and international attention. The success fails to ease her psychological issues. Although descended from a prestigious family lineage and raised on an idyllic California ranch, Edie was sexually abused by her father during childhood. She has been further shaken by
2806-646: The title "Girl in Black Tights". Her distinctive style, which featured black leotards and tights, miniskirts, chandelier earrings, and heavy eye makeup, made her a style icon of the 1960s. In 1966, Sedgwick was named one of the "fashion revolutionaries" in New York by Women's Wear Daily , alongside Tiger Morse , Baby Jane Holzer , Pierre Cardin , Paco Rabanne , Rudi Gernreich , André Courrèges , Emanuel Ungaro , Yves Saint Laurent and Mary Quant . After breaking with Warhol, Sedgwick attempted to forge
2867-454: The two men by arranging a screen test for Billy at Andy's Factory. When Billy and his posse arrive, they act disrespectfully towards Andy. Billy and Edie fight and he tells her that Andy is a "bloodsucker" who will "kill" her. She tearfully responds that she "can't hate him." Realizing that she has chosen Andy over him, Billy leaves her. Edie's worsening drug addiction begins taking its toll. Her relationship with Andy deteriorates and she becomes
2928-485: The word was not a staple in the general public's vocabulary before her appearance on the show. In a photoshoot for Vogue magazine in August 1965, Sedgwick was photographed by Enzo Sellerio , wearing only hosiery and a black ballet leotard, as she balanced on the back of a leather rhinoceros. Vogue dubbed her an "It Girl" and a "Youthquaker". In November 1965, Fred Eberstadt photographed her for Life magazine under
2989-569: Was Kitchen , which was filmed in May 1965 but not released until 1966. Written by Factory scriptwriter Ronald Tavel , the film stars Sedgwick, Rene Ricard , Roger Trudeau, Donald Lyons and Elecktrah. After Kitchen , Chuck Wein replaced Tavel as a writer and assistant director for the filming of Beauty No. 2 (1965), which was filmed in June and premiered in July 1965. The film shows Sedgwick lounging on
3050-441: Was famously painted with her husband, Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes , by John Singer Sargent . She was of English and French Huguenot ancestry. Despite the family's wealth and high social status, Sedgwick's early life was troubled. Initially schooled at home and cared for by nannies, the Sedgwick children were rigidly controlled by their parents. Being raised on their father's California ranches, they were largely isolated from
3111-431: Was "bad – it sounded like there was a big hole in her lungs" but he attributed it to her heavy smoking habit and went to sleep. When Post awoke the following morning at 7:30 a.m., he found Sedgwick dead. The coroner ruled her death as "undetermined/ accident/suicide". Her death certificate states the immediate cause was "probable acute barbiturate intoxication" due to ethanol intoxication. Sedgwick's alcohol level
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#17327762538573172-527: Was born in Santa Barbara , California , the seventh of eight children of Alice Delano de Forest (1908–1988) and Francis Minturn Sedgwick (1904–1967), a rancher, sculptor and member of the historical Sedgwick family of Massachusetts . Sedgwick's mother was the daughter of Henry Wheeler de Forest , the president and chairman of the board of the Southern Pacific Railroad . She was named after her father's aunt, Edith Minturn Stokes , who
3233-477: Was having sex with one of his mistresses. She reacted with great surprise, but he claimed that she had imagined it, slapped her and called a doctor to administer tranquilizers to her. As an adult, Sedgwick told people that he had attempted to molest her several times, beginning when she was aged 7. In 1958, Sedgwick's parents enrolled her at St. Timothy's School in Maryland . She was eventually taken out of
3294-609: Was hospitalized again in the psychiatric ward of the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital after being arrested for drug offenses by local police. While in the hospital, Sedgwick met another patient, Michael Post, whom she would marry in July 1971. Sedgwick was hospitalized again in the summer of 1970 but was let out under the supervision of a psychiatrist, two nurses and the live-in care of filmmaker John Palmer and his wife Janet. Determined to finish Ciao! Manhattan and have her story told, Sedgwick reconnected with
3355-497: Was known for wearing silvery hair pieces. Warhol dubbed Sedgwick his "Superstar", and they began appearing together at various public events. The previously niche phrase "Superstar" was popularized and became a mainstream term because of Sedgwick being dubbed one by Andy Warhol and the increased mainstream media attention the pair received. Sedgwick can be seen defining the term on the Merv Griffin Show , indicating that
3416-696: Was one of Andy Warhol's superstars , starring in several of his short films during the 1960s. Her prominence led to her being dubbed an " It Girl ", while Vogue magazine named her a " Youthquaker ". Sedgwick broke with Warhol in 1966 and attempted to forge an independent acting career. However, her mental health deteriorated from drug abuse and she struggled to complete the semi-autobiographical film Ciao! Manhattan . Sedgwick abstained from drugs and alcohol after meeting her future husband, Michael Post, and completed filming Ciao! Manhattan in early 1971. Post and Sedgwick married in July 1971; she died four months later of an overdose at age 28. Edie Sedgwick
3477-462: Was pregnant but, fearing the baby had been damaged by her drug use and anorexia, forced her to have the abortion." Throughout most of 1966, Sedgwick was involved in an intense but troubled relationship with Dylan's friend Bob Neuwirth . During this time, she became increasingly dependent on barbiturates . In early 1967, unable to cope with Sedgwick's drug abuse and erratic behavior, Neuwirth broke off their relationship. Sedgwick met Michael Post at
3538-419: Was published by Alfred A Knopf . In 2022, Sedgwick's sister Alice Sedgwick Wohl released the book As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie and Andy . In the 1980s, Warren Beatty bought the rights to Sedgwick's life story and was planning to make a movie, initially with Molly Ringwald then with Jennifer Jason Leigh starring as Sedgwick. Al Pacino was tapped to play Andy Warhol. It was also reported that
3599-719: Was registered at 0.17% and her barbiturate level was 0.48 mg% . She was only 28. Sedgwick was not buried in her family's Sedgwick Pie cemetery plot but in the small Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard, California . Her epitaph reads "Edith Sedgwick Post – Wife of Michael Brett Post 1943–1971". Following her estrangement from Warhol's inner circle, Sedgwick began living at the Chelsea Hotel , where she became close to Bob Dylan . Dylan and his friends eventually convinced Sedgwick to sign up with Albert Grossman , Dylan's manager. According to Paul Morrissey , Sedgwick had developed
3660-426: Was set back by numerous delays, including a lawsuit by Sony Pictures , as well as the schedules of Miller and Pearce, so additional shooting was delayed until mid November 2006. Consequently, producer Harvey Weinstein had to postpone the release date. Additionally, according to director George Hickenlooper , the budget was once expected to be $ 8 million, but ended up being less than $ 7 million. Hickenlooper helmed
3721-453: Was soon taken out of the school because of her eating disorder. Her father severely restricted her freedom when she returned home. All the Sedgwick children had conflicted relationships with their father (whom they called "Fuzzy"). By most accounts, he was narcissistic , emotionally remote, controlling and frequently abusive . He also openly carried on extramarital affairs with other women. On one occasion, Edie walked in on her father while he
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