Sylvia Plath Part 3/11

2003's biographical story of Poet Sylvia Plath, and her husband Ted Hughes also a poet.
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Sylvia Plath, Daniel Craig as Ted Hughes.
No Copyright Infringement Intended. (18+)

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Film & Animation

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• Sylvia
• plath
• Gwyneth
• paltrow
• Ted
• Hughes
• Daniel
• Craig
• 2003
• writers
• writer
• poets
• poet
• poem
• feminism
• feminist

[Niidlephish]

The only thing this movie got right about Plath was her haircut.

[WhiteAbenaki]

These honeymoon scenes are some of the best. You get a sense for how being happy increases Sylvia's sadness — one paradoxical aspect of serious depression. The somber clarinet melody works perfectly. You can feel how lonely she gets when Ted isn't home by her garrulousness when he returns. You feel how she just wants to be around Ted and be happy for the first time by her lack of interest and inspiration in her work, wants to be a carefree girl again. There's a lot going on psychologically here.

[charlieisabeast100]

@Niidlephish She did recite Chaucer to the cows though! Don't forget that :')

[DragonflyNoir10]

@b2e1z As a professor of women's studies ,and a Feminist historian, I call with out a doubt tell that Your entire comment it wrong.

[mahound9]

Oh yeah. The artist's dilemma. Your parent's wondering why you selfishly refuse to get some well-paying job and have children and all that stuff. Essentially, why you aren't just repeating your parent's lives. Why? Why!?

[so0o0phie]

I'm a little dissapointed with this movie due to its starting place. I would have thought showing her obsession with Richard SaSoon and following him to Paris and then suddenly switching to Ted and all that drama would have shown how completly mentally unstable she was. In Birthday Letters, TH hints to all these warning signs about SP&her mental health& their relationship. It could have been better but then again, only on part three. It may be too soon to tell

[RLviddy]

I think her happiness during the honeymoon made her feel guilty. Like she was cheating on her talent. Depression does that. It's a jealous disease. Something happens when the person devotes energy elsewhere, a sort of taking away of a strength that depression claims to provide, such as writing talent. For so many people in this situation, it's hard to reconcile the two forces. "Making cakes" and writing honestly and deeply...rare is the person who can do both.

[GagaBieberFan892]

Ah, Ted Hughes. The Prince Charles of literature.

[damnhippie16]

Gwyneth comes across as very pretentious and confident in this film, particularly when she first meets Hughes, which is completely out of place. You don't get the sense of vulnerability you'd expect from somebody suffering severe depression at all. I hate this.

[KOLobsessed]

@WhiteAbenaki they were indeed wealthy. Part of Sylvia's depression arises from the fact that she has "everything", living in societal bliss but was still feeling trapped by its patriarchy and the expectations society had for her. Such an interesting woman, this film does her no justice

[WhiteAbenaki]

Was Plath's family really that wealthy? Two servants? Seems exaggerated. I wonder why they'd exaggerate her family's wealth.