N's in the Movies

[reallyME]

Hi all

My cousin just recommended a movie to me called RUNNING WITH SCISSORS.  The mother in the movie, apparently is either bipolar or NPD. 

Has anyone here seen this movie and what did you think of it?  I'm planning to rent it soon.

~Laura

[Hopalong]

Hi Laura,
I saw it a few nights ago and thought it was excellent.
I don't know how a person with bipolar would view it...it's not easy.
The euphoria, troughs, are all presented pretty nakedly. Then again,
there's a great deal of human comedy, and absurdity.

It was a fulfilling movie. Wonderful dialogue, memorable characters.
But also it is a very extreme story. (There are same-sex relationships, treated matter-of-factly.)

What made it very fascinating to me, also, was that it's based on a memoir.
The mother, Deirdre Burroughs, is a failed poet. The son, who escaped BPD, is not ill.

If you go to Salon.com and Search for the film, you'll find a very good article about it.

Hops

[reallyME]

Hey.  Thanks Hops!  I'm always interested in seeing good movies about the mind.

Another couple that are good for that sort of thing are: White Oleander and Girl, Interrupted.

~L