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The Bell Jar

Play trailer Poster for The Bell Jar R,  1979,  1h 52m,  Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 25% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 25% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A college student (Marilyn Hassett) who lost her father and hates her mother (Julie Harris) slowly goes mad in the 1950s.

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Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch Nov 8, 2021
The problems with the film are total, from the screenplay to the directing to the acting. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times Apr 28, 2020
The script, by Marjorie Kellogg, is full of overwrought extremes, even though Mr. Peerce directs virtually all of it with an inappropriate evenness. Go to Full Review
Judith Martin Washington Post Apr 28, 2020
Even the crazy pressures now obvious to feminists are made to seem petty. Go to Full Review
Cheri Lesh The Lesbian Tide Apr 28, 2020
This film left me feeling ambivalent. Go to Full Review
Richard Corliss Maclean's Magazine Jul 19, 2019
Read the book. Flee the movie. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Larry Peerce

Director

Marilyn Hassett

Esther Greenwood

Julie Harris

Mrs. Greenwood

Anne Jackson

Dr. Nolan

Barbara Barrie

Jay Cee

Robert Klein

Lenny

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Movie Info

Synopsis A college student (Marilyn Hassett) who lost her father and hates her mother (Julie Harris) slowly goes mad in the 1950s.
Director
Larry Peerce
Producer
Michael Todd Jr.
Rating
R
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 52m
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