Author: Alison Bruce

Features:

• Factory sealed DVD

Format: AC-3

PartNumber: 025192395826

Release Date: 10-02-2004

Details: Amazon.ca The biting poetry and sad life of poet Sylvia Plath form the story of Sylvia, starring Gwyneth Paltrow. This subtle but fascinating movie centers around Plath's relationship with poet Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig, Love Is the Devil), with whom she fell aggressively in love while a student at Cambridge. Their relationship proved passionate but rocky; many of Plath's fans blame the depression that eventually led her to suicide on Hughes's infidelity. Sylvia doesn't let Hughes off the hook, but it doesn't paint Plath as a helpless victim either. Paltrow's superb performance captures the poet's fierce jealousy and artistic ambition as much as her debilitating sorrow. The movie makes no big statements about Plath's poetry, letting the troubling details of her life tell their own compelling story. Also featuring Jared Harris, Blythe Danner, and Michael Gambon; the acting is outstanding all around. --Bret Fetzer Product description Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this powerfully passionate true story of legendary American author and poet Sylvia Plath. While on a Fulbright grant to England, Sylvia meets Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig), a British poet on the verge of international fame. Following a torrid 4-month courtship, they marry and embark on an intense relationship. When Ted's subsequent literary success and the attentions of admiring women strains the marriage, Sylvia funnels her fury and passion into her own work, which begins to flow forth in unstoppable bursts. This true story of love and tragic passion is "one of the most beautiful films of the year!" (The New York Observer).

UPC: 002519239582

EAN: 0002519239582

Model: 025192395826

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: New