Lady Lazarus

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Released January 21, 1992

Overview

A cinematographic response to Sylvia Plath’s Lady Lazarus with Plath’s own readings of her poetry. A carousel of images in windows, an atmosphere of constant metamorphosis; her poetry as cinema. Audo outtakes of Plath reading from "Cut," "Daddy," "Lady Lazarus," "Ariel," "Ouija," as well as excerpts from a 1962 interview. Mixing images of Plath's obsessions (ouija boards, horses, violent self-harm) with photographs of the poet and her work, the film delves deeply into an existence that Plath herself, in a voice-over interview, calls "living on air."

Runtime

0h 24m


Origin Country

United Kingdom


Original Language

English


Original Title

Lady Lazarus


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

  • English

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    BFI

    United Kingdom

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