Sylvia (2003 film)
| Sylvia | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Directed by | Christine Jeffs |
| Produced by |
Alison Owen Mary Richards |
| Written by | John Brownlow |
| Starring |
Gwyneth Paltrow Daniel Craig Jared Harris Michael Gambon Blythe Danner |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
| Edited by | Tariq Anwar |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by | Focus Features (United States) |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
110 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Sylvia is a 2003 British biographical drama film directed by Christine Jeffs and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, and Michael Gambon. It tells the true story of the romance between prominent poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. The film begins with their meeting at Cambridge in 1956 and ends with Sylvia Plath's suicide in 1963.
Frieda Hughes, Sylvia and Ted's daughter, accused the filmmakers of profiting from her mother's death.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1932, Plath developed a precocious talent as a writer, publishing 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 the University of Cambridge. While in Great Britain, Plath met Ted Hughes, a respected author, who would later become the British Poet Laureate. The two fell in love and married in 1956. Sylvia quickly learns that others are also enthralled with her husband, for a combination of his good looks, charisma, fame and success. Sylvia lives in her husband's professional shadow as she tries to eke out her own writing career, which doesn't come as naturally to her as it does to Ted. She also suspects him of chronic infidelity.
...
Wikipedia