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The Bell Jar (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 107 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Larry Peerce
- Starring
- Robert Klein, Christine Estabrook, Julie Harris, Barbara Barrie, Donna Mitchell, Marilyn Hassett
Being a woman in the 1950s often demands courage. A young woman spends a summer in New York working for a Mademoiselle‑style magazine, then returns to New England and suffers a breakdown. Her crisis is set against the era’s grim backdrop, from the Rosenbergs’ execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.
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