Sylvia Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

This is the true story of the romance and marriage of American poet/novelist Sylvia Plath (Gwyenth Paltrow) and English poet Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig). Born in Boston during the Great Depression, Plath first attended Smith College, which was also the setting for her first suicide attempt. Receiving a Fulbright scholarship, she traveled to England to attend Cambridge, where she met a dashing young poet who would win her heart, and ultimately become her husband. Their marriage was rocky, however, and they eventually separated in 1963 when Hughes broke her heart by taking on another lover, Assia Wevill. Crushed, Plath attempted suicide again... and was successful. Hughes went on to publicly accept responsibility for causing her lethal anguish.

Drama Romance

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Sylvia.

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  Gwyneth Paltrow

  Iron Man 3, Iron Man 2

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  Daniel Craig

  The Adventures of Tintin, No Time to Die

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  Michael Gambon

  Albert Nobbs, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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  Jared Harris

  Reawakening, Allied

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  Blythe Danner

  The Lucky One, Paul

Crew Behind the Film

The Sylvia behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Christine Jeffs last directed A Mistake and Sunshine Cleaning.

Director

Christine Jeffs

Screenwriters

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Additional Information

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Production Details

What we know about the Sylvia movie production.

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