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Sylvia

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Sometimes I feel like I never wrote anything. I never thought anything.

Sylvia Synopsis

This is the story of poet Sylvia Plath; her ambition, her passion for the poet Ted Hughes, her genius, and ultimately, her tragic end.

From the moment they set eyes on each other at a Cambridge party, poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath found themselves wrapped in an all consuming love, which became an intense and passionate creative force. Yet the power of their attraction was mirrored in the anguish of their eventual unbearable parting.

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Daniel Craig, SYLVIA is a moving portrait of a marriage blighted by tragedy.

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  • Credits
    • Starring:
      Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, Blythe Danner
    • Director:
      Christine Jeffs
    • Producers:
      Alison Owen
    • Screenplay:
      John Brownlow
    • Executive Producers:
      David M. Thompson, Robert Jones, Tracey Scoffield, Jane Barclay, Sharon Harel
    • Distributor
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    • Sales Agent:
      Focus Features
    • Credits summary:
      BBC Films, Capitol Films and the Film Council present in Association with Focus Features a Ruby Films Production.
    • Certificate:
      15
    • Running time:
      114 mins 11 secs
  • Release Dates
    • In Cinemas
      January 30th 2004
    • Out on DVD
      July 7th 2010
    • Released
      January 30th 2004

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