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      The Bell Jar

      R 1979 1h 52m Biography List
      0% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 25% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A college student (Marilyn Hassett) who lost her father and hates her mother (Julie Harris) slowly goes mad in the 1950s. Read More Read Less

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      Ben S enjoyed this movie I did, watch this movie again I will. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/23 Full Review Steve D Uncomfortable and unconvincing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/15/23 Full Review Kashaf where should i watch it for free Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/23 Full Review Ani V Those who criticize this movie either have yet to read the book, or have no understanding for mental illness. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The only reason I can think of for most movie reviewers to pan this movie is because they weren't young women with depression and an uncertain view of themselves as they related to the world around them. This movie was huge for me when it was released in 1979. I had read the book and true, the movie doesn't touch the underlayers of Esther's familial turmoil, but Marilyn Hassett's portrayal is as unhinged and honest as I would want. Mad props to Donna Mitchell as well for her portrayal of Joan. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Terribly boring. Couldn’t last more than 15 minutes into this film. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/20 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch The problems with the film are total, from the screenplay to the directing to the acting. Nov 8, 2021 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times The script, by Marjorie Kellogg, is full of overwrought extremes, even though Mr. Peerce directs virtually all of it with an inappropriate evenness. Apr 28, 2020 Full Review Judith Martin Washington Post Even the crazy pressures now obvious to feminists are made to seem petty. Apr 28, 2020 Full Review Cheri Lesh The Lesbian Tide This film left me feeling ambivalent. Apr 28, 2020 Full Review Richard Corliss Maclean's Magazine Read the book. Flee the movie. Jul 19, 2019 Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide It begins as a downer and goes down from there. Rated: 1.5/5 May 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      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
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Biography
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 52m