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:
Françoise Merle, Patty Hannock, Coralie Seyrig, Delphine Seyrig.
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Coralie Seyrig as Sylvia Plath |
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Delphine Seyrig as Aurelia Plath |
| Writing | Rose Leiman Goldemberg | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Alek Goosse | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Françoise Merle | Screenplay |
| Writing | Patty Hannock | Screenplay |
| Writing | Coralie Seyrig | Screenplay |
| Writing | Delphine Seyrig | Screenplay |
| Camera | Luc Benhamou | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claire Atherton | Editor |
| Directing | Chantal Akerman | Director |