The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath (1932-63), published in February 1963, shortly before her death.
Cast
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Bell Jar Reader (voice)
Ina Marie Smith
Letters & Journals Reader (voice)
Deborah McBride
Additional Voice (voice)
Willow Nash
Additional Voice (voice)
Charlotte Brokenbrow
Reenactment Performer
Zoe Hickson
Reenactment Performer
Charlie Noakes
Reenactment Performer
Tristine Skyler
Self - Writer
Frieda Hughes
Self - Daughter / Artist
Perry Norton
Self - Schoolmate
Betsy Wallingford
Self - Schoolmate
Karen V. Kukil
Self - Smith College Libraries Curator
Heather Clark
Self - Biographer
Neva Sachar
Self - Former Mademoiselle Magazine Guest Editor
Laurie Glazer
Self - Former Mademoiselle Magazine Guest Editor
J. Melvin Woody
Self - Friend
Janet Rosenberg
Self - Friend
Elinor Klein
Self - Friend
Philip McCurdy
Self - Schoolmate
Sylvia Plath
Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)
Ted Hughes
Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)
Crew
Teresa Griffiths
Director
Anna Ksiezopolska
Editor
Jonathan Partridge
Director of Photography
Will Coker
Colorist
Emma Cahusac
Commissioning Editor
Siân Price
Executive Producer
Angus Macqueen
Executive Producer
Tim Kendall
Producer
Clive Flowers
Producer
Bethan Charles
Costume Designer
Juliet Ireland
Makeup Artist
Claire Griffiths
Makeup Artist
Sean O'Neil
Sound
Stephen H. Jones
Sound
Guy Farley
Original Music Composer
Declan Smith
Researcher
Jo Durnall
Art Direction
Holly Wollveridge
Art Direction
Frankie Pollak
Art Direction
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