Vivien & The Florist
Vivien & The Florist is a drama movie directed by Nick Sandow. It stars Carla Gugino, Jack Davenport and Charlie McDermott.
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 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