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Where Madness Lies: The Double Life of Vivien Leigh

Spence, Lyndsy

Synopsis:

I like how it begins, with her breakdown during the filming, in Ceylon, of Elephant Walk (she was replaced with Elizabeth Taylor). The seeds of what we call today Bipolar Disorder flourished in the hothouse atmosphere of celebrity where she lived, as Lady Olivier. Her husband has a sympathetic portrayal as the medical establishment had no clue how to handle, let alone diagnose, her psychological problems. Frightening descriptions of her treatments.


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