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.

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)

• Nick SandowDirector
• Jayce BartokWriter
• Lauren Hale-RieckhoffProducer
• Jenna MackProducer
• Avy KaufmanCasting

Status

Post Production

Original language

English

Genres

Drama

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