Sylvia (2003)
| Release Date | 17 October 2003 |
| US Box Office | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | Life was too small to contain her... |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Cornwall, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Marriage Drama, Biopic [feature] |
| Mood | In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Crumbling Marriages, Tortured Genius, Writer's Life, Suicide |
| Tones | Bleak, Gloomy, Downbeat, Understated, Intimate, Poignant |
| Tags | Death, Depression, Marriage Problems, Mental Illness, Poet, Suicide, Suicide Attempt |
Sylvia is a 2003 British biographical drama film directed by Christine Jeffs and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, and Michael Gambon. It tells the true story of the romance between prominent poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. The film begins with their meeting at Cambridge in 1956 and ends with Sylvia Plath's suicide in 1963.
Cast and Crew
Cast
David Birkin
Morecambe
Julian Firth
James Michie
Jeremy Fowlds
Mr. Robinson
Sarah Guyler
Ted's Cambridge Girlfriend
Andrew Havill
David Wevill
Michael Mears
Charles Langridge
Siobhan Page
Young American Girl Student
Derek Payne
Vicar
Sonia Ritter
Midwife
Anthony Strachan
Michael Boddy
Katherine Tozer
Myra Norris
Sam Troughton
Tom Hadley-Clarke
Eliza Wade
Infant Frieda
Ben Want
Baby Nicholas
Joel Want
Baby Nicholas
Hannah Watkins
Tom's Girlfriend
David House
Dancer
James Hurn
Shepherd
Naomi Westerman
Office Girl
Director
Christine Jeffs
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Producer
John Brownlow
writer
Jane Barclay
executive producer
Tim Cole
line producer: additional shoot unit
Sharon Harel
executive producer
Robert Jones
executive producer
Alison Owen
producer
Mary Richards
line producer
Phil Rymer
associate producer
Tracey Scoffield
executive producer
Neris Thomas
co-producer
David M. Thompson
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Toon
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Editor
Tariq Anwar
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Casting Director
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
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Production Designer
Maria Djurkovic
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Art Director
Jane Cecchi
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Joanna Foley
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John Hill
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Set Decorator
Philippa Hart
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Michele Barber
additional makeup artist, additional hair stylist
Anita Brolly
makeup artist
Denise Kum
makeup artist, hair stylist
Dominie Till
makeup artist, hair stylist
Production Manager
Meg Clark
post-production supervisor
Su Hucks
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carolyn Park-Chapman
third assistant director
William Dodds
third assistant director: dailies
Carlos Fidel
second assistant director
Candy Marlowe
crowd second assistant director
Richard Styles
first assistant director
Art Department
Nicola Barnes
production buyer
John Bohan
construction manager
Dean Clegg
draftsman
Paul Frost
assistant art director
Thomas Martin
assistant construction manager
Anthony Szuch
drapes master
Nick Turnbull
props
Clive Ward
head scenic painter
Sound Department
Christopher Ackland
supervising sound editor
Paul Carr
sound re-recording mixer
John Casali
boom operator
David Crozier
sound mixer
Phillip A. Hamilton
adr recordist
James Harris
sound assistant
David Madigan
sound mixer: New Zealand unit
Nathaniel Méchaly
sound programmer
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Nigel Mills
supervising dialogue editor
Jamie Roden
adr mixer
Nigel Stone
sound editor
Andy Thompson
sound re-recording mixer
Hugo Tichborne
boom operator
Special Effects
Dave Crownshaw
snow effects supervisor
David Johns
snow effects trainee
Lucien Stephenson
snow effects technician
Neil Toddy Todd
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Mark Curtis
digital compositor
Stefan Drury
visual effects producer
Douglas Larmour
digital compositor
Stuart Lashley
digital compositor
Jessica Norman
visual effects supervisor
Sally Spencer
visual effects coordinator
Niki Wakefield
digital compositor
Tom Wood
visual effects supervisor
Stunts
Steve Griffin
stunts
Allan Poppleton
stunt double: Daniel Craig
Dayna Porter
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
still photographer
Harry Bowers
second assistant camera
Chuck Finch
gaffer
Stephen Finch
electrician
Wick Finch
electrician
Bill Kaye
still photographer
Alison Lai
clapper loader: second unit
Joe McGee
practical electrician
Billy Merrell
rigging gaffer
Richard Merrell
electrician
Peter Versey
camera operator: second unit
Casting Department
Buffy Hall
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emily Barr
wardrobe assistant
Andrew Hunt
costume assistant
Joe Kowalewski
wardrobe assistant
Linda Lashley
costumer
Sophie Norinder
crowd dresser
Jenny Rushton
personal costumer
Sunita Singh
costume assistant
Clare Spragge
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Saska Simpson
first assistant editor
Music Department
John Bell
orchestrator
Sophie Cornet
music editor
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Transportation Department
Steve Michard
driver: Daniel Craig
Other Crew
Rebecca Chambers
location scout
Matt Curtis
title designer
Patsy De Lord
production coordinator
Cathy Doubleday
script supervisor
Claudia Kalindjian
unit publicist
Charlotte Keating
production assistant
Jack Murphy
choreographer
Samar Pollitt
set runner
Adam Richards
location manager
Ben Rimmer
location manager
Isaac Sananes
assistant accountant
Nick Savva
production finance coordinator
Joan Scheckel
script editor
Shruti Shah
production accountant
Emily Ann Sonnet
production runner
Nicki Sung
development executive
David Theodore
oboe soloist
Clayton Tikao
location manager: North Island
Jenny Turner
assistant to actor
Faye Ward
assistant to producer
Rachel Wardlow
production assistant
Tonia Wright
assistant: Christine Jeffs
Francesca Franklyn
script editor
Michael J. Harker
completion bond company representative
Amy Irvine
utility stand-in: dailies
Thanks
Al Alvarez
special thanks
Isabel Begg
special thanks
Will Evans
special thanks
Vinnie Holden
special thanks
Kevin Hyman
special thanks
Hannah Leader
special thanks
Elizabeth Sigmund
special thanks
Glenn Williamson
special thanks
Jane Wright
special thanks
Production Company
BBC Films
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British Film Council
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Capitol Films
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Focus Features
Ruby Films
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Distributor
Elephant Picture
Filmcoopi Zürich
Filmhouse
Focus Features
RCV Film Distribution
RCV Film Distribution
TriPictures
Xanadeux Company
BBC Television Centre
FS Film Oy
Medyavizyon
Paradise Group
RCV Home Entertainment
Yleisradio (YLE)
Special Effects
Cine Image Film Opticals
Moving Picture Company (MPC)
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Snow Business International
Snow Business
Miscellaneous
Shepperton Studios
movie studio
ARRI Media
camera and grip equipment supplied by
Blowup
stills laboratory
Gearbox Sound and Vision
additional ProTools systems supplied by
Ingenious Film Partners
special thanks
Kodak
motion picture film supplied by
Lee Lighting
lighting
London Editing Machines Ltd.
editing equipment
Mediacom 24-7
travel agent
Moving Picture Company (MPC)
special thanks
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack published by
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