Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar

Aug 11, 2018

0h 59m

★ 6.3

Overview

The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath (1932-63), published in February 1963, shortly before her death.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Yeti Television

Little Trees Films

BBC

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Cast

The Bell Jar Reader (voice)

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Letters & Journals Reader (voice)

Ina Marie Smith

Additional Voice (voice)

Deborah McBride

Additional Voice (voice)

Willow Nash

Reenactment Performer

Charlotte Brokenbrow

Reenactment Performer

Zoe Hickson

Reenactment Performer

Charlie Noakes

Self - Writer

Tristine Skyler

Self - Daughter / Artist

Frieda Hughes

Self - Schoolmate

Perry Norton

Self - Schoolmate

Betsy Wallingford

Self - Smith College Libraries Curator

Karen V. Kukil

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