Lady Lazarus (1992)

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."

Released Jan. 21, 1992 24 min None+

Genres: Short

Keywords: mdblist.two-actors, mdblist.imdb-short, tmdb.philosophical, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: British Film Institute

Country: United Kingdom
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English