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- Details a young woman's summer in New York working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the fifties, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.
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The Bell Jar is a 1979 American drama film based on Sylvia Plath's 1963 book The Bell Jar. It was directed by Larry Peerce and stars Marilyn Hassett and Julie Harris.
- March 21, 1979
- Jarrold T. Brandt Jr., Mike Todd Jr.
Apr 20, 2023 · Image Via Showtime. Unfortunately, the news broke in 2019 that Dunst would no longer be directing the movie adaptation of The Bell Jar. During an interview with EW (Entertainment Weekly), Dunst...
- Bethany Edwards
- Features Writer
Synopsis. Esther Greenwood (Marilyn Hassett) dances turning around and around. She speaks directly to the camera, saying that she has won a scholarship and that she is a "very proper New England girl". She arrives to college by bike, and a friend wishes her luck.
Oct 25, 1979 · With Marilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Anne Jackson, Barbara Barrie. As the horrors beneath the idealized 1950s come about, a successful young woman finds herself having a serious mental breakdown when she returns to New England.
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- Biography, Drama
- Larry Peerce
- 1979-10-25
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is supposedly semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book is often regarded as a roman à clef because the protagonist's descent into mental illness ...
- Sylvia Plath, Frances Monson McCullough, Lois Ames
- 244
- 1963
- January 1963
Apr 28, 2020. Jul 19, 2019. Rated: 1.5/5 • May 9, 2005. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. A college student (Marilyn Hassett) who lost her father and hates her mother (Julie Harris)...
- Biography
Overview. Adaptation of the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath. Details a young woman's summer in New York working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the fifties, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys. Larry Peerce. Director.