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