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Prozac Nation (2001)
Release Year: 2001
Nation: Canada, United States of America
Alternative Title: Generation X, Geração Prozac, Nación Prozac, Prozac, Prozac Nation - Mein Leben mit der Psychopille, Prozac Nation - Sex, Pillen und Lou Reed
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Writer: Elizabeth Wurtzel, Frank Deasy, Galt Niederhoffer, Larry Gross
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Millennium Media
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: 1990s, based on novel or book, based on true story, borderline personality disorder, degradation of lifestyle, depression, harvard university, lou reed, mental illness, therapy, writer, young adult
Story
Elizabeth Wurtzel, a talented writer from a working-class background, wins a scholarship to Harvard with aspirations of studying journalism and becoming a rock music critic. However, her fractured family life, including an absent father and neurotic mother, leads her into self-destructive behavior and depression. At Harvard, her all-night writing binges and emotional instability alienate her roommate Ruby and two boyfriends. Seeking help, she begins seeing Dr. Diana Sterling who prescribes Prozac. Despite professional success and stabilization from the medication, Elizabeth starts feeling that the pills are controlling her life, leading to difficult choices about her future.
Summary
Prozac Nation (2001), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, is a biographical drama based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's memoir of the same name. Set in the 1990s, it explores themes of mental illness, depression, and the struggle to navigate high expectations and family pressures. Starring Christina Ricci as Elizabeth, the film follows her journey from winning a Harvard scholarship to grappling with self-destructive behavior, ultimately seeking psychiatric help and prescription medication (Prozac). The movie offers insight into the impact of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations on an entire generation.
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