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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.
Oct 25, 1979 · The Bell Jar: Directed by Larry Peerce. 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 1979. As the horrors beneath the idealized 1950's come about, a successful young woman finds herself having a serious mental breakdown when she returns to New England (...
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Apr 20, 2023 · Kirsten Dunst was once meant to direct a film adaptation of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. But what's the current status of the project?
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- Features Writer
A college student (Marilyn Hassett) who lost her father and hates her mother (Julie Harris) slowly goes mad in the 1950s.
- Larry Peerce
- Biography
- Marilyn Hassett
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.
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Brief Synopsis. Julie Harris in an adaptation of Plath's autobiographical novel, which 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...
