Georgia

Georgia (1995)

The toughest act to follow was their dreams.

Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer. Unfortunately it is this very obsession — coupled with her self-destructive tendencies and rampant drug abuse — that keeps her spiraling down the drain.

Date of release
1995-05-19
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (47)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ulu Grosbard

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Georgia is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard. It follows a barroom punk singer who has a complicated relationship with her older sister.

Production

The film was a highly personal project for Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham. Leigh's mother, Barbara Turner, wrote the screenplay; Leigh and Turner co-produced it along with director Ulu Grosbard; and Winningham, a longtime friend who had been Leigh's camp counselor during their teen years, co-starred.

The music in the film consists of 13 songs; to create a realistic effect, Leigh and Winningham were both filmed singing live. The 13 songs included covers of songs by Gladys Knight & the Pips, Elvis Costello and Van Morrison. In the talked-about centerpiece of the film, Sadie drunkenly performs a raw, grueling cover of Morrison's "Take Me Back" in a ragged Janis Joplin-style gut howl at an AIDS benefit concert.

John Doe of the band X plays a supporting role and performed as a member of Sadie's band.

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