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Synopsis

It explores Vivien Leigh’s struggle with bipolar disorder in the 1960s, as she prepares to lead the Broadway production of John Gielgud’s Chekhov adaptation of “Ivanov.” Joseph Penn, WWII veteran and blue-collar florist encounters Leigh on a delivery. At the same time, the star attends a local psychiatric facility for electroconvulsive therapy. Amidst the backdrop of madness, Leigh and Penn become each other’s sources of truth, beauty, and love.

Cast

  • Carla Gugino Vivien Leigh
  • Jack Davenport Laurence Olivier
  • Charlie McDermott Freddie
  • David Hyde Pierce John Gielgud
  • Eoin Macken Jack Merivale
  • Ajay Naidu Eldridge
  • Blake DeLong Byron
  • Keith Kirkwood Doctor
  • Frank Modica Theater Attendee
  • Annie Grant Francesca
  • E.J. Carroll Charlie
  • Denver Taylor Stage Manager
  • Maria-Christina Oliveras Peg
  • David Baker Waiter (uncredited)

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