![]() ![]() Peerce’s film turns 40 this month it is unlikely there will be any celebratory retrospectives held. The first – and so far only – version, directed by Larry Peerce in 1979, was not only critically derided but also faced a libel lawsuit. ![]() Since the book was first published in 1963 there have been several attempts to turn it into a film. Charting her deteriorating mental health and subsequent treatment, it’s a coming-of-age novel that explores issues of identity, the suffocation of indecision and what it means to live in a patriarchal society. ‘The Bell Jar’ tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a college student who spends the summer at what should be a dream magazine internship in New York City. Unfortunately, the path to adaptation is not always clear, even for a book that has sold millions of copies worldwide. In the decade that followed the film’s release, Stiles – Queen of the Shakespearean teen movie – was set to star in an adaptation of Plath’s seminal semi-autobiographical text. In 10 Things I Hate About You, Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) plays the guitar, listens to riot grrrl music and reads ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath. ![]()
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