★★★★★ “Deeply researched and shrewdly selective.”
by Teresa Griffiths • 2018 • 58’ • UK
Sylvia Plath: Inside the Bell Jar
Credits
Director:
Teresa Griffiths
Producers:
Clive Flowers
Tim Kendall
Production Company:
Yeti Television
Bringing to life that “queer sultry summer” of 1953, SYLVIA PLATH: INSIDE THE BELL JAR is the first film to unravel the story behind her seminal novel. Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar exploded the myth that women were content. It shone a light on 1950s gender politics, sexual identity, and mental health at a time when women struggled to find a voice. The film has unprecedented access to people who knew Sylvia Plath, many of whom are talking publicly for the first time. It also features a rare interview with Plath’s daughter Frieda Hughes. Narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Reviews
“Deeply researched and shrewdly selective.“ — The Telegraph
“Spellbinding.” — The Observer, Pick of the Day
“Much has been said about Plath over the years, but this documentary is the first to take an
in-depth look at her only novel, The Bell Jar.” — The Mail on Sunday, Pick of the Day
“Excellent.” — Radio Times, Pick of the Day
Filmmaker’s Biography
Teresa Griffiths has been working in film and television for more than 20 years. She began her career working in the Arts Department at the BBC and has also worked for Channel 4. She has made single broadcast documentaries on a range of arts subjects, and has also retraced the footsteps of Cortes in Mexico for a feature length C4 history special. Teresa has also crossed the Sahara with desert nomads and has made drama documentaries for the Museum of Islamic Art and the Qatar Foundation.
