12 Aug 1985
Soft and Hard
Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville talk about their films, while doing everyday tasks around their house.
Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar
The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath (1932-63), published in February 1963, shortly before her death.
Top Billed Cast
Maggie Gyllenhaal The Bell Jar Reader (voice)
Ina Marie Smith Letters & Journals Reader (voice)
Deborah McBride Additional Voice (voice)
Willow Nash Additional Voice (voice)
Zoe Hickson Reenactment Performer
Charlie Noakes Reenactment Performer
Tristine Skyler Self - Writer
Frieda Hughes Self - Daughter / Artist
Perry Norton Self - Schoolmate
Betsy Wallingford Self - Schoolmate
Karen V. Kukil Self - Smith College Libraries Curator
Heather Clark Self - Biographer
Neva Sachar Self - Former Mademoiselle Magazine Guest Editor
Laurie Glazer Self - Former Mademoiselle Magazine Guest Editor
J. Melvin Woody Self - Friend
Janet Rosenberg Self - Friend
Elinor Klein Self - Friend
Philip McCurdy Self - Schoolmate
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