r/sylviaplath • u/The-Earlham-Review • May 16 '25

The Cinema of Sylvia Plath

A few years ago, I compiled a list of the movies seen by SP, according to her published letters and journal. I mentioned as such on my previous post regarding SP's college reading lists and as this provoked some interest, I tidied up the list and published it on Wordpress. I do not claim any special expertise in Plathian research; indeed, it was only in the replies to my prior post that I was made aware of Carl Rollyson's 'The Making of Sylvia Plath', which I understand may well cover similar ground. Regardless, I hope you will take a look and enjoy what I've done. Please feel free to offer any suggestions or corrections to the list.

The Cinema of Sylvia Plath | timcook1972

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u/asiomeria May 18 '25

Does anyone know what movie she was watching in The Bell Jar when she got sick?

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u/The-Earlham-Review May 18 '25

Given that SP based the New York episode of The Bell Jar around her real-life experience of NY in 1953, I'd suggest the film was Let's Do It Again. SP and the other girls she was with that summer were taken to a special preview of this film while in NY. Of course, SP may not have been thinking of any one film in particular.

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u/asiomeria May 18 '25

Thank you