Sylvia
- Synopsis
- Biopic featuring Gwyneth Paltrow as Sylvia Plath and Daniel Craig as Ted Hughes. At one point Plath and Hughes recite from three of Shakespeare’s plays - King Lear (Plath reciting Lear on the heath having gone mad), Henry IV. Part I (Hughes reciting ‘I Know You All’ I ii) and Romeo and Juliet (a longer scene with both Hughes and Plath reciting from the tomb scene).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2003
- Duration
- 114 mins; 10,277 feet
Credits
- Director
- Christine Jeffs
- Producer
- Alison Owen
- Cinematographer
- John Toon
- Screenplay
- John Brownlow
- Music
- Gabriel Yared
- Production Design
- Maria Djurkovic
- Cast
Daniel Craig Ted Hughes Gwyneth Paltrow Sylvia Plath
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Henry IV Part 1; King Lear; Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Plath, Sylvia (1932-1963); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- O’Sullivan, Charlotte. Sight & Sound, vol. 14, issue 2, February 2004 p. 60-1.
Production Company
- Name
BBC Films
- Name
Capitol Films
- Name
UK Film Council
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Sylvia". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68057 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)