
Hemingway & Gellhorn(2012)
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.



Gwyneth Paltrow
Sylvia Plath

Daniel Craig
Ted Hughes

Jared Harris
Al Alvarez

Amira Casar
Assia Wevill

Andrew Havill
David Wevill

Sam Troughton
Tom Hadley-Clarke

Lucy Davenport
Doreen

Anthony Strachan
Michael Boddy

Blythe Danner
Aurelia Plath

Michael Gambon
Professor Thomas
Sylvia is a drama, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of infidelity, beach, boat, writing, poet, biography. Directed by Christine Jeffs, it stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris. Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
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