Georgia
An unflinching drama of frustrated ambition and troubled siblings, Georgia examines the relationship between a self-destructive, would-be rock singer and her sister, a successful folk musician. Sadie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is the younger, more troubled sister, a wild child with a taste for reckless behavior, from her dangerous romances to her attachments to drugs and alcohol. Hopping between low-rent clubs, Sadie struggles to make it from gig to gig, delivering rawly emotional performances that lack technical skill. Her repeated career failures drive her further into addiction, sending her life into a downward spiral. Ultimately, she is forced to seek help from her sister Georgia (Mare Winningham), who is everything Sadie is not: married, financially secure, and blessed with a smooth voice that has won her popular success. A clash of seemingly opposite personalities follows, as Georgia attempts to help Sadie without becoming damaged herself. more..
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine, Max Perlich, John Doe
It's one of the great sister movies and one of the great performance movies.
Georgia, written with rare honesty and economy by Leigh's mother, Barbara Turner, and very sensitively directed by Ulu Grosbard, is a tough-minded look at show business and families.
Georgia is one fine movie. Or maybe two or three fine movies.... Best of all, Georgia is a music movie, and a good one.
A complex, deeply knowledgeable story about a truly lost soul and her downward spiral.
Harrowing and heartfelt, with knockout performances by a pair of fine actresses.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Academy Awards (1996)
Best Supporting Female
Independent Spirit Awards (1996)
Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1995)
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Montréal World Film Festival (1995)
Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards (1996)
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