Letters Home (1986)

7.4/10 104 min TV Movie Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Delphine Seyrig

Aurelia Plath

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