edie sedgwick discusses dream & time.

edie recalls strange dream, during convo with pal....

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Film & Animation

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• experimental
• velvet
• underground
• andy
• warhol
• superstar
• poor
• little
• rich
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• 1965
• pop
• art
• psychedelic

[bugsunplugged]

Cousin John Sedgwick wrote a book: "In My Blood: Six Generations of Madness and Desire in an American Family" w/ a chapter on Edie. He refers to something called the "Sedgwick disease" and I firmly believe he IS on to something. I also believe that disease attracts gawkers - like car wrecks; and the the nature of this disease can allow those in the presence of a Sedgwick to better embrace their own gifts as they lose self-consciousness. Edie was also a cousin of mine and I believe I understand.

[desertshore]

her energy, or "vibe", seems to burn thru the screen like high wattage electricity, holding the viewer in spellbound amazement. great comment, u can see how andy, and everybody else, was & remains drawn to her mesmerizing presence...true star power!

[sheworeblack]

i love edie, she is the most amazing woman to ever walk the earth

[desertshore]

she was an eye-poppingly, mind-blowingly awesome creature *.*!

a real thinker, too ~ trenscendental and hypnotic in the way she spun stories....

[shatterdwing]

One of my favorites of her so far.

[desertshore]

kool B~)!

u shoulda seen the version i almost uploaded...more cube fx o_0

[jarileigh]

To anyone who thinks Edie never made any contribution to the world & was a spoiled worthless heiress....she inspired Blond on Blond,by Bob Dylan, although her relationship was with Bob Neuwirth, fact remains she also inspired Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, The Cult, Patti Smith... & I could go on & on. I don't think any one of us can imagine her childhood, being brutally physically, emotionally, and sexually abused & isolated by a very powerful Father... don't judge what you don't understand!

[KaraBear789]

She is just so fascinating. Even though she was part of such a superficial world, she seemed so...real and honest.

[MowgliX]

@desertshore I adore her as you know, as retrospective escapists like me sometimes do. :)

[glassineheart]

those eyes, that smile. three thousand geisha watt girl. love her always.

[MowgliX]

Chuck Wein said that Edie would be the center of attention immediately once she entered a room, and if people weren't looking she would make them by giggling adorably or doing a little dance. And then she had them. :)

[611752]

i really don't know why i find her as mesmerizing as i do

[MowgliX]

@TheBellaTenenbaum Oh yes, that's right! She had charisma in spades. She lived within the film frame, naturally, as if it was her world.

[MowgliX]

@desertshore Edie was unbelievable, out of this world. I am spellbound by her, as you know. And there was a lot more to Edie than just an incredibly beautiful face and body. She was an artist, and she had a poet's way with words, which is evident in her retelling of the dream sequence. But Edie was a lost girl, and she knew it from quite early on. She knew she would be locked up or dead before the age of 30. It terrified her, but she also accepted it as a fact.

[TheBellaTenenbaum]

Charisma personified.

[MowgliX]

@desertshore The thing is, I think, that Edie was never really aware of her star power. She was just doing what she was very good at: being Edie, being this girl. And you're right: everybody wanted to care for Edie, and were in love with her, even her enemies. In a sense, I believe she wasn't afraid of any awkward social situations, essentially because she knew she was lost, that her future was not going to happen. And this is evident early on, even in Poor Little Rich Girl.

[MowgliX]

@xXPinkGoddessXx Oh really, is that true? I never thought of that! And that second part is absolutely true. But she was a whole lot more, wasn't she?