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Synopsis
The life of poet and novelist Sylvia Plath -- one of the most celebrated literary figures of her generation -- is brought to the screen in this controversial screen adaptation. Born in Boston, MA, in 1932, Plath (played by
Gwyneth Paltrow
) developed a precocious talent as a writer and published her first poem when she was only eight years old. That same year, tragedy introduced itself into her life as Plath was forced to confront the unexpected death of her father. In 1950, she began studying at Smith College on a literary scholarship, and while she was an outstanding student, she also began suffering from bouts of extreme depression; following her junior year, she attempted suicide for the first time. Plath survived, and, in 1955, she was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to study in England at Cambridge. While in Great Britain, Plath met Ted Hughes (
Daniel Craig
), a respected author who would later become the British Poet Laureate; the two fell in love, and married in 1958. However, marriage, family, and a growing reputation as an important poet failed to bring Plath happiness, and as she became increasingly fascinated with death in her later poetry and her sole novel, The Bell Jar, and after Hughes left her for another woman, her depression went into a tailspin from which she would never fully recover. Sylvia was adapted in part from Birthday Letters, a collection of poems Ted Hughes published in 1998, in which he dealt with his marriage to Plath in print for the first time. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Daniel Craig
Ted Hughes
Blythe Danner
Aurelia Plath
Michael Gambon
Professor Thomas
Jared Harris
Al Alvarez
Gwyneth Paltrow
Sylvia Plath
Amira Casar
Assia Wevill
Antony Strachan
Michael Boddy
Andrew Havill
David Wevill
Lucy Davenport
Doreen
Sam Troughton
Tom Hadley-Clarke
Production Crew
Jane Cecchi
Art Director
Joanna Foley
Art Director
John Hill
Art Director
Phil Rymer
Associate Producer
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Casting
John Toon
Cinematographer
Neris Thomas
Co-producer
Gabriel Yared
Composer (Music Score)
Sandy Powell
Costume Designer
Moving Picture Company
Digital Effects
Christine Jeffs
Director
Tariq Anwar
Editor
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Jane Barclay
Executive Producer
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Sharon Harel
Executive Producer
Tracey Scoffield
Executive Producer
Richard Styles
First Assistant Director
Mary Richards
Line Producer
Alison Owen
Producer
Maria Djurkovic
Production Designer
John Brownlow
Screenwriter
Philippa Hart
Set Decorator
Philippa Hart
Set Designer
David Crozier
Sound/Sound Designer
John Hill
Supervising Art Director
Chris Ackland
Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 2003
Runtime: 110
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: R
for sexuality/nudity and language
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
BBC Films
Capitol Films
Ruby Films
Release
October 17, 2003 (USA - Limited)
by Focus Features
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