Do you miss the days of people dressing like THIS:
Then the recently released film Factory Girl is right up your alley.It recalls New York in the mid to late 1960's, the notorious years responsible for the birth of the hipster plague, and chronicles the fanciful adventures of Miss Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol's superstars.While not as transsexual as Candy Darling, nor as man-voiced as Nico, she earned her chops in a series of Warhol's art films.
She also handled her shit in dresses by Paco Rabanne, Emilio Pucci, and probably even Mr. Balckwell. In Factory Girl, Edie is portrayed handsomely by Sienna Miller, who competently (but somewhat ham-fistedly) reenacts Sedgwick's rampant partying, nervous breakdown-ing, and Bob Dylan canoodling. Watch this clip, and tell me her performance doesn't remind you of Joan Collins' work in The Bitch (1979). Additionally, I am interested to see how well Guy Pierce is going to do as Warhol. It's going to be difficult for him to out-do David Bowie's performance in Basquiat. Speaking of Bowie, Life on Mars is definitely an appropriate song choice for this trailer.
And while I'm at it, I would be remiss if I didn't include this:
After all, the song was written by The Velvet Underground about Sedgwick at Warhol's request. And it comes full circle . . .
- Marcelo
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