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Sylvia (2003)

17/10/2003 (GB)Drama, Romance1h 49m
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Life was too small to contain her.

Overview

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Gwyneth Paltrow

      Gwyneth Paltrow

      Sylvia Plath

    2. Daniel Craig

      Daniel Craig

      Ted Hughes

    3. Jared Harris

      Jared Harris

      Al Alvarez

    4. Amira Casar

      Amira Casar

      Assia Wevill

    5. Andrew Havill

      Andrew Havill

      David Wevill

    6. Sam Troughton

      Sam Troughton

      Tom Hadley-Clarke

    7. Lucy Davenport

      Lucy Davenport

      Doreen

    8. Anthony Strachan

      Anthony Strachan

      Michael Boddy

    9. Blythe Danner

      Blythe Danner

      Aurelia Plath

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    CinemaSerf

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sep 3, 2023

    So I can readily imagine a bunch of BBC executives sitting in a bedsit in Camden passing the weed and the Jacob's Creek discussing how best to use a considerable amount of money creating a period drama that would appeal to virtually no-one... Success! What we have here is a superficial glance, almost, at the life and love of acclaimed poet Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow) and her husband Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig). Anyone with even the vaguest of interests in these two giants of English-language literature cannot help but be disappointed by this shallow depiction of what made this vibrant and des...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$7,000,000.00

    Revenue$10,000,000.00

    Keywords

    • infidelity
    • beach
    • boat
    • writing
    • poet
    • biography
    • love
    • snow
    • drinking
    • woman director
    • 1950s
    • female writer