The Lady in the Book - Sylvia Plath, portraits

2016 • Directed by

Gesa Matthies

Documentary

"The Lady in the Book" is Sylvia Plath, a major author of 20th-century American poetry and a feminist icon following her sudden death at the age of thirty. This film offers a glimpse into her world and work, through encounters with women who live today in the places where she grew up.