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Sylvia

2003 109 min English R

“Life was too small to contain her.”

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

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Cast

15 people

Christine Jeffs Director · John Brownlow Screenplay

Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $7M · United States release October 17, 2003

Box office

Budget

$7,000,000

Worldwide gross

$10,000,000

Gross vs. budget

1.4×

Production

B

BBC Film

Production · Studio

C

Capitol Films

Production

R

Ruby Films

Production

F

Focus Features

Production

United Kingdom

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Languages

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

English

Release dates

United States · October 17, 2003

Limited theatrical

United States

October 31, 2003 · Theatrical

Australia

January 29, 2004 · Theatrical

Czechia

July 8, 2004 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Greece

January 16, 2004 · Theatrical

Hong Kong SAR China

April 19, 2004 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival

Hungary

July 1, 2005 · Digital

Ireland

January 30, 2024 · Theatrical

New Zealand

January 22, 2004 · Theatrical

Norway

February 20, 2004 · Theatrical

South Korea

October 9, 2004 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival

Spain

March 18, 2004 · Theatrical

Sweden

April 9, 2004 · Theatrical

Switzerland

March 11, 2004 · Theatrical

Thailand

February 20, 2004 · Limited theatrical

United Kingdom

November 6, 2003 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival

January 30, 2004 · Theatrical

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