Letters Home (1986)
A filmed adaptation of Rose Leiman Goldemberg’s play, based on Sylvia Plath’s intense correspondence with her mother Aurelia, from the time the poet was in university until her suicide. Delphine Seyrig and her niece Coralie Seyrig recite Sylvia and Aurelia’s letters to the audience directly.
Director:
Chantal Akerman
Writers:
Delphine Seyrig, Françoise Merle, Patty Hannock, Coralie Seyrig.
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Coralie Seyrig as Sylvia Plath |
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Delphine Seyrig as Aurelia Plath |
| Camera | Luc Benhamou | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Delphine Seyrig | Screenplay |
| Editing | Claire Atherton | Editor |
| Writing | Françoise Merle | Screenplay |
| Sound | Alek Goosse | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Rose Leiman Goldemberg | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Patty Hannock | Screenplay |
| Writing | Coralie Seyrig | Screenplay |
| Directing | Chantal Akerman | Director |