Story of the relationship between poets Edward James "Ted" Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
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Morecambe
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| Alison Bruce | ... |
Elizabeth
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| Amira Casar | ... |
Assia Wevill
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| Daniel Craig | ... |
Ted Hughes
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| Blythe Danner | ... |
Aurelia Plath
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| Lucy Davenport | ... |
Doreen
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| Julian Firth | ... |
James Michie
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Jeremy Fowlds | ... |
Mr. Robinson
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| Michael Gambon | ... |
Professor Thomas
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| Sarah Guyler | ... |
Ted's Cambridge Girlfriend
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| Jared Harris | ... |
Al Alvarez
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| Andrew Havill | ... |
David Wevill
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Theresa Healey | ... |
3rd Woman at Ted Hughes' Lecture
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| Liddy Holloway | ... |
Martha Bergstrom
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| Robyn Malcolm | ... |
1st Woman at Ted Hughes' Lecture
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| Michael Mears | ... |
Charles Langridge
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Siobhan Page | ... |
Young American Girl Student
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| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... |
Sylvia Plath
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| Derek Payne | ... |
Vicar
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| Sonia Ritter | ... |
Midwife
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| Billy Seymour | ... |
Telegram Boy
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| Antony Strachan | ... |
Michael Boddy
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Katherine Tozer | ... |
Myra Norris
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| Sam Troughton | ... |
Tom Hadley-Clarke
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Eliza Wade | ... |
Infant Frieda
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| Ben Want | ... |
Baby Nicholas
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| Joel Want | ... |
Baby Nicholas
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Hannah Watkins | ... |
Tom's Girlfriend
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| Tandi Wright | ... |
2nd Woman at Ted Hughes' Lecture
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Rhys Bond | ... |
Book launch guest (uncredited)
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David House | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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James Hurn | ... |
Shepherd (uncredited)
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William Palmer | ... |
Ted's hand-double and Partygoer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Christine Jeffs | ||
Written by
| John Brownlow | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jane Barclay | ... | executive producer |
| Tim Cole | ... | line producer: additional shoot unit |
| Ian Gibbons | ... | line producer |
| Sharon Harel | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Jones | ... | executive producer |
| Alison Owen | ... | producer |
| Mary Richards | ... | line producer |
| Phil Rymer | ... | associate producer |
| Tracey Scoffield | ... | executive producer |
| Neris Thomas | ... | co-producer |
| David M. Thompson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Gabriel Yared | ||
Cinematography by
| John Toon | ||
Editing by
| Tariq Anwar | ||
Editorial Department
| Saska Simpson | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Karen Lindsay-Stewart | ||
Production Design by
| Maria Djurkovic | ||
Art Direction by
| Jane Cecchi | ||
| Joanna Foley | ||
| John Hill | ||
| Ken Turner | ||
Set Decoration by
| Philippa Hart | ||
Costume Design by
| Sandy Powell | ||
Makeup Department
| Michele Barber | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Anita Brolly | ... | makeup artist |
| Denise Kum | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Dominie Till | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Meg Clark | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Su Hucks | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Caroline Chapman | ... | third assistant director |
| William Dodds | ... | third assistant director: dailies |
| Carlos Fidel | ... | second assistant director |
| Candy Marlowe | ... | crowd second assistant director |
| Richard Styles | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Nicola Barnes | ... | production buyer |
| John Bohan | ... | construction manager |
| Peter Brown | ... | hod carpenter |
| Dean Clegg | ... | draftsman |
| Paul Frost | ... | assistant art director |
| Tom Martin | ... | assistant construction manager (as Thomas Martin) |
| Danny O'Regan Jr. | ... | supervising carpenter |
| Anthony Szuch | ... | drapes master |
| Nick Turnbull | ... | props |
| Clive Ward | ... | head scenic painter |
Sound Department
| Christopher Ackland | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Paul Carr | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Casali | ... | boom operator |
| David Crozier | ... | sound mixer |
| Phillip A. Hamilton | ... | adr recordist |
| James Harris | ... | sound assistant |
| David Madigan | ... | sound mixer: New Zealand unit |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Nigel Mills | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Nathaniel Méchaly | ... | sound programmer |
| Jamie Roden | ... | adr mixer |
| Nigel Stone | ... | sound editor |
| Andy Thompson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Hugo Tichborne | ... | boom operator |
| Richard Welsh | ... | dolby sound consultant |
Special Effects by
| Dave Crownshaw | ... | snow effects supervisor |
| David Johns | ... | snow effects trainee |
| Stephen Shelley | ... | snow effects technician |
| Lucien Stephenson | ... | snow effects technician |
| Neil Toddy Todd | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Mark Curtis | ... | digital compositor |
| Stefan Drury | ... | visual effects producer |
| Douglas Larmour | ... | digital compositor |
| Stuart Lashley | ... | digital compositor |
| Jessica Norman | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Sally Spencer | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Niki Wakefield | ... | digital compositor |
| Tom Wood | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Stunts
| Dayna Grant | ... | stunt double: Gwyneth Paltrow (as Dayna Porter) |
| Steve Griffin | ... | stunts |
| Allan Poppleton | ... | stunt double: Daniel Craig |
Camera and Electrical Department
| David Appleby | ... | still photographer |
| Harry Bowers | ... | second assistant camera |
| Chuck Finch | ... | gaffer |
| Stephen Finch | ... | electrician |
| Wick Finch | ... | electrician |
| Oli Harris | ... | grip |
| Bill Kaye | ... | still photographer |
| Alison Lai | ... | clapper loader: second unit |
| Dean McCarroll | ... | first assistant camera |
| Joe McGee | ... | practical electrician |
| Billy Merrell | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Richard Merrell | ... | electrician |
| Peter Versey | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Casting Department
| Buffy Hall | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Emily Barr | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Andrew Hunt | ... | costume assistant |
| Vivienne Jones | ... | costume assistant |
| Joe Kowalewski | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Linda Lashley | ... | costumer |
| Kay Manasseh | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Sophie Norinder | ... | crowd dresser |
| Philippa O'Brien | ... | key costumer |
| Jenny Rushton | ... | personal costumer |
| Sunita Singh | ... | costume assistant |
| Clare Spragge | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Rebecca Chambers | ... | location scout |
| Philip Clark | ... | location scout |
| Darren Helman | ... | location manager |
| Adam Richards | ... | location manager |
| Ben Rimmer | ... | location manager |
| Clayton Tikao | ... | location manager: North Island |
Music Department
| Jean-Pierre Arquié | ... | music supervisor (as Jean-Pierre Arquie) |
| John Bell | ... | orchestrator |
| Peter Cobbin | ... | music recorded and mixed by |
| Sophie Cornet | ... | music editor |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Nick Ingman | ... | orchestrator |
| Everton Nelson | ... | musician: violin |
| Jonathan Williams | ... | musician: cello |
| Steve Mair | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Cathy Doubleday | ... | script supervisor |
| Joan Scheckel | ... | script editor (as Joan E Scheckel) / script editor |
| Francesca Franklyn | ... | script editor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Michael Geary | ... | action vehicle supplier: Motorhouse |
| Steve Mitchard | ... | driver: Daniel Craig (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Matt Curtis | ... | title designer |
| Patsy de Lord | ... | production coordinator |
| Darren Helman | ... | Background/man in bar |
| Nick Hussey | ... | production assistant |
| Claudia Kalindjian | ... | unit publicist |
| Charlotte Keating | ... | production assistant |
| Alana McGowan | ... | production assistant |
| Jack Murphy | ... | choreographer |
| Samar Pollitt | ... | set runner |
| Luke Randolph | ... | completion guarantor: for International Film Guarantors |
| Isaac Sananes | ... | assistant accountant |
| Nick Savva | ... | production finance coordinator |
| Shruti Shah | ... | production accountant |
| Emily Ann Sonnet | ... | production runner |
| Nicki Sung | ... | development executive |
| David Theodore | ... | oboe soloist |
| Jenny Turner | ... | assistant to actor |
| Faye Ward | ... | assistant to producer |
| Rachel Wardlow | ... | production assistant |
| Tonia Wright | ... | assistant: Christine Jeffs |
| Michael J. Harker | ... | completion bond company representative (uncredited) |
| Amy Irvine | ... | utility stand-in: dailies (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Al Alvarez | ... | special thanks |
| Isabel Begg | ... | special thanks |
| Will Evans | ... | special thanks |
| Vince Holden | ... | special thanks |
| Kevin Hyman | ... | special thanks |
| Hannah Leader | ... | special thanks |
| James Schamus | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Sigmund | ... | special thanks |
| Glenn Williamson | ... | special thanks |
| Jane Wright | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- BBC Film
- British Film Council
- Capitol Films
- Focus Features (in association with)
- Ruby Films
Distributors
- Elephant Picture (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Filmhouse (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Focus Features (2003) (United States) (theatrical) (limited)
- RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- TriPictures (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Xanadeux (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- FS Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Medyavizyon (2004) (Turkey)
- Paradise Group (2003) (Russia)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2008) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Moving Picture Company (MPC)
- Snow Business International (snow effects)
- Snow Business (snow effects)
Other Companies
- Shepperton Studios (movie studio)
- ARRI Media (camera and grip equipment supplied by)
- Blowup (stills laboratory)
- Cine Image Film Opticals (main and end titles)
- Film Music Services (music supervision)
- Gearbox Sound and Vision (additional ProTools systems supplied by)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (ADR Facility)
- Ingenious Film Partners (special thanks)
- Kodak (motion picture film supplied by)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- Lightworks (edited on)
- London Editing Machines Ltd. (editing equipment)
- Mediacom 24-7 (travel agent)
- Moving Picture Company (MPC) (special thanks)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack published by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1956, aspiring American poet Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow) meets fellow poet Edward James "Ted" Hughes (Daniel Craig) at Cambridge, where she is studying. Enthralled with the genius of his writing, Sylvia falls in love with him even before meeting him, and he quickly falls in love with her. They eventually marry. Sylvia quickly learns that others are also enthralled with her husband, for a combination of his good looks, charisma, fame, and success. Sylvia lives in her husband's professional shadow as she tries to eke out her own writing career, which doesn't come as naturally to her as it does to Ted. She also suspects him of chronic infidelity. Both issues affect Sylvia's already fragile emotional state, she, who once tried to commit suicide earlier in her life. Through her pain and her anger, she does gain minor success as a writer, with a completed semi-autobiographical novel and a few well received collection of poems. Following, she tries to regain some happiness in her life with Ted, but has an alternate plan if that does not work out as she wants. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Life was too small to contain her... See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | GBP7,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP123,981, 01 Feb 2004 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Frieda Hughes, Sylvia Plath's daughter and literary executor, didn't allow the producers to access to her mother's poetry. She also publicly denounced the project in a published poem of her own. See more » |
| Goofs | When Ted and Sylvia are in bed together and she is discussing her suicide attempt, you can clearly see Daniel Craig's tattoo through the make up on his shoulder and Gwyneth Paltrow's hair net to which her wig is attached. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Gwyneth Paltrow/Philip Seymour Hoffman/Howie Day (2003). See more » |
| Quotes |
Sylvia:
[to Ted, after making love]
We're not even two people. Even before we met, we were just these two halves, walking around with big gaping holes in the shape like the other person. And when we found each other we were finally whole. And then it was as if we couldn't stand being happy so we ripped ourselves in half again. See more » |