Georgia (1995)
Directed by Ulu Grosbard
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Musical Drama |
Release Date - Sep 30, 1995 (USA), Dec 8, 1995 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 117 min. |
Countries - France, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Judd Blaise
An unflinching drama of frustrated ambition and troubled siblings, Georgia examines the relationship between a self-destructive, would-be rock singer and her sister, a successful folk musician. Sadie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is the younger, more troubled sister, a wild child with a taste for reckless behavior, from her dangerous romances to her attachments to drugs and alcohol. Hopping between low-rent clubs, Sadie struggles to make it from gig to gig, delivering rawly emotional performances that lack technical skill. Her repeated career failures drive her further into addiction, sending her life into a downward spiral. Ultimately, she is forced to seek help from her sister Georgia (Mare Winningham), who is everything Sadie is not: married, financially secure, and blessed with a smooth voice that has won her popular success. A clash of seemingly opposite personalities follows, as Georgia attempts to help Sadie without becoming damaged herself.
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drug-addiction, folk-singer, gig, singer, sister, success
Attributes
High Artistic Quality