New York Times Upfront, December 13th, 1999
Her new role as disturbed teen hits close to home
After a two-year absence from the screen, Winona Ryder, 28, is ready for another close-up. Her new film, Girl, Interrupted, which opens on December 21, represents Ryder's return to film in a coming-of-age story--by now her stock in trade--only this time in a much grittier, more demanding role.
Girl, Interrupted is based on Susanna Kaysen's best-selling memoir of her two-year stay as a teenager at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric clinic outside Boston, Massachusetts.
As the 18-year-old Susanna, who attempted suicide by washing down 50 aspirin...
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