Vivien & The Florist
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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.
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Carla Gugino as Vivien Leigh
- Charlie McDermott as Freddie
- Jack Davenport as Laurence Olivier
- Matthew Modine as Jacob Penn
- David Hyde Pierce as John Gielgud
- Eoin Macken as Jack Merivale
- Ajay Naidu as Eldridge
- Meadow Williams as Nurse Jeanette
- Dolly Lewis as Schoolteacher
- Jayce Bartok as Dr. Troy
Crew
- Nick Sandow · Director
- Jayce Bartok · Writer
- Shawn Arani · Producer
- Jayce Bartok · Producer
- Tiffany Bartok · Producer
- Kelli Reilly · Producer
- Chris Hanebutt · Composer
- Jo Jo Lam · Cinematographer
- Justin Rosen · Editor
- Avy Kaufman · Casting director
- Heery Loftus · Casting director
- Richard Hoover · Production designer