Bell Jar (1979)
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Poet Sylvia Plath wrote an immensely popular roman à clef, The Bell Jar, which chronicles a woman's descent from functioning as a highly educated, motivated, and capable young woman to being completely incapacitated at the hands of mental illness. Sadly, Plath committed suicide at age 30, and… More Poet Sylvia Plath wrote an immensely popular roman à clef, The Bell Jar, which chronicles a woman's descent from functioning as a highly educated, motivated, and capable young woman to being completely incapacitated at the hands of mental illness. Sadly, Plath committed suicide at age 30, and did not have a chance to enjoy the success of her novel, which wasn't officially published in the United States until the early '70s. In this tragic tale, Esther Greenwood (Marilyn Hassett) is the central figure, a college student on a publishing internship with a woman's magazine in Manhattan. As she begins to experience psychological difficulties, her troubles are compounded by the incredible insensitivity of the people around her. On one occasion, her boyfriend condescendingly berates her for taking an overdose of pills. Critics complained that this movie, which did not do well at the box office, failed to capture the evocative emotional tone of the novel. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Larry Peerce
- Genres
- Drama
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Cast
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Marilyn Hassett
as Esther
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Julie Harris
as Mrs. Greenwood
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Anne Jackson
as Dr. Nolan
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Barbara Barrie
as Jay Cee
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Donna Mitchell
as Joan
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Robert Klein
as Lenny
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Mary Louise Weller
as Doreen
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Scott McKay
as Mr. Gilling
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Jameson Parker
as Buddy
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Thaao Penghlis
as Marco
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Carol Monferdini
as Hilda
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Debbie McLeod
as Betsy
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Meg Mundy
as Bea Ramsey
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Elizabeth Hubbard
as Vikki St. John
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Karen Howard
as Toni LaBouchere
- Brenda Currin
- Christine Estabrook
- Nicholas Guest
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Margaret Hall
as Jane McLode
- Dan Hamilton
- Roxanne Hart
- Gil Rogers
- Anne Bancroft
