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1986·104'

Chantal Akerman

DramaTV Movie

French

Letterboxd TMDB #385164

A filmed adaptation of Rose Leiman Goldemberg’s play, based on Sylvia Plath’s intense correspondence with her mother Aurelia, from the time the poet was in university until her suicide. Delphine Seyrig and her niece Coralie Seyrig recite Sylvia and Aurelia’s letters to the audience directly.

Cast

Coralie Seyrig Sylvia Plath Delphine Seyrig Aurelia Plath

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