Prozac Nation Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Genres: Drama
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Following up his critically acclaimed debut Insomnia (1997), Norwegian director Erik_Skjoldbjaerg makes his first English-language feature with this adaptation of the book by Elizabeth Wurtzel. Christina_Ricci stars as Lizzie, a prize-winning student heading off to Harvard where she intends to study journalism and launch a career as a rock music critic. However, Elizabeth's fractured family situation including an errant father (Nicholas_Campbell) and a neurotic, bitterly hypercritical mother (Jessica_Lange) has led to a struggle with depression. When her all-night, drug-fueled writing binges and emotional instability alienate her roommate and best friend, Ruby (Michelle_Williams), as well as both her first (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) and second (Jason_Biggs) boyfriends, Lizzie seeks psychiatric counseling from Dr. Diana Sterling (Anne_Heche), who prescribes the wonder drug Prozac. Despite success as a writer that includes a gig writing for Rolling Stone and some mellowing out thanks to her medication, Lizzie begins to feel that the pills are running her life and faces some tough choices about her future. Prozac Nation (2001) is a longtime dream project of star Ricci, who also serves as one of the film's co-producers. Karl Williams, Rovi
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