I always enjoyed listening to Plath read her own poetry. She definitely has a distinct voice and almost not quite what you would expect by looking at pictures...
This came from MSN news and is dated July 30th: "Will Gwyneth Paltrow's next film cause vandalism in graveyards? Paltrow is starring in a film about poet...
Here is the full article from the telegraph :) and, of course, the link is included. "Locals fear Sylvia Plath film will revive attacks on grave By Sarah...
Sylvia Plath's life still seems to eclipse her work. I can deduce from this only that people do not read the poems, or if they read do not read them closely....
I'm not sure what reading or not reading SP's works has to do with this article at all. Infact, it's understandable that the residents of Heptonstall would be...
I have to admit that I strongly agree with Ellie, the life of too many people seems to be taking over their work and the case of SP seems to be one of the...
I totally agree with that! I was talking more in terms of the topic of the article not the film itself. Hollywood is a machine basically...they will make a...
An honest movie is the last thing Sylvia Plath needs. I came to Plath's poems naively, before knowing much about her life. With what I know now, I wouldn't...
To continue in the same trend that Ellie started, we could also say that Jack Kerouac, Dylan thomas and Edna St.Vincent Millay all had major drinking and drug...
Concerning the BBC...a few years ago they were supposed to make a film about Irish writer Brendan Behan (sp?) but that never came to fruition. It's amazing...
... Hollywood loves a proven box office trend. People with mental disorders (schizo pianists, mad mathematicians, writers with dementia . . . ) are hot. Drug...
Actually, I have to disagree in this movie's case. BBC is not a "hollywood" production company whatsoever. If you've ever watched a BBC production or listened...
I'm curious as to what the "huge health and safety issue" is with gravestones that one person interviewed was quoted as saying ... can someone enlighten me? I...
Intellectual level of whom??? The BBC is making the film!!! Although I agree with your sentiments about the poetry and intellectual interaction between the...
LOL! Excellent point Ellie. Suggest a poem and you'll get a few bites. ~Kat~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ el1ie...
It is actually a series of photos and is available on the Net - depends if you want to acquire it legally or not. It is also contained in several books...
This is rather stating the obvious but we all know that Hollywood cuts out all the boring stuff. Just look at reality shows - ya can't argue that we're not...
Thanks, Kat :) Well said if you want to include the millions of damn typos! *lol*. Actually, I "speed" typed it because I didnt have much time not considering...
And here,here to you too Kat! I get the feeling there will be some people who will hate the movie even if it *is* good...just on the principle of the thing. If...
To be honest, I cant see that the film is going to make *that* much of a difference. Plath and Hughes have been lost in the "glitz" since the "story of their...
Yes he was a pedophile, but he wrote some great poems. I think he was just a sick, lonely individual. "Sunflower Sutra" and "A Supermarket in California" are...
I hate SP's voice & accent- it's melodramatic & full of pretense, alot like Eliot's. It just doesn't sound normal. You just want to say, "just how upper class ...
I don't know if anyone saw the article on the film in The Times last year (which I think I posted a link to on here). The film begins at the party, Plath &...
lol yeah, you're right in a way about Plath's voice, Flo, even though I still like it ;). This is why I would love to here what her voice sounds like in the...
Thanks for the article lonpoet :) That's rich isnt it? Frieda goes to such great lengths to preserve her privacy, writes snarky poetry about Plath's readers...
I have been occasionlly reading these posts about Plath vs Sexton and other misc items about the movie. I found the comment about Allen Ginsberg quite amusing...
Good morning to all... Just finished reading all the mails of the weekend and a few points come to mind... 1. thanks to Kat for the information regarding...
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