The Lady in the Book - Sylvia Plath, portraits

"The Lady in the Book" is Sylvia Plath, a major author of 20th-century American poetry and a feminist icon following her sudden death at the age of thirty. This film offers a glimpse into her world and work, through encounters with women who live today in the places where she grew up.

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What's Up with Cinta?

What's Up with Cinta?

2002

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

2014

Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

1992

Moss-Covered Asphalt

Moss-Covered Asphalt

1983

Bad Blood

Bad Blood

2013

Thread of Voice

Thread of Voice

1993

Love Beats Rhymes

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

1935

See You Later

See You Later

2024

Symphonie Fantastique

Symphonie Fantastique

2024

Burn Me Back

Burn Me Back

2024

To My Dying Mother

To My Dying Mother

2023

Otto Betulle

Otto Betulle

2023

Blue

Blue

1993

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

2003

Early in the Mornin'

1935

After the Storm

1935

The Scout Master

1935

Boyhood

1935

Ma and the Auto

1936