Prozac Nation (2003)

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I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Christina Ricci, I still wanted to check it out. By the way, what happened to her actually? It has been a while since I have heard from her, expect for ‘Pan Am’ which was a failure. Anyway, for some personal reasons, I was really intrigued by the main subject developed in this feature. Eventually, they handled it q... read more

I thought this was a beautiful movie. Harrowing but beautiful. For someone who has suffered through depression the portrayal of it was spot on and Christina Ricci did a marvelous performance

Description: Prozac Nation, a story adapted from Elizabeth Wurtzel's best selling novel, follows Lizzie through her harrowing first year at Harvard where she arrives lugging more than her suitcase and typewriter. Her real baggage, a difficult relationship with her mother, a painful lack of relationship with her father Donald and a personal history of self-mutilation. Lizzie finds freedom as she and her room mate Ruby begin partying. First love, Noah, introduces her to sex and drugs and along the way she meets Rafe. Her life spirals out of control. Prozac Nation tells the story of a young woman's battle with drugs, sex and desperatio Prozac Nation, a story adapted from Elizabeth Wurtzel's best selling novel, follows Lizzie through her harrowing first year at Harvard where she arrives lugging more than her suitcase and typewriter. Her real baggage, a difficult relationship with her mother, a painful lack of relationship with her father Donald and a personal history of self-mutilation.

Lizzie finds freedom as she and her room mate Ruby begin partying. First love, Noah, introduces her to sex and drugs and along the way she meets Rafe.

Her life spirals out of control.

Prozac Nation tells the story of a young woman's battle with drugs, sex and desperation in the 80's, a decade known more for it's excesses than it's understanding. ... (more) (less)