Sylvia (1985 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Firth |
| Produced by | Michael Firth Don Reynolds |
| Written by | Sylvia Ashton-Warner F. Fairfax Michael Firth Michele Quill |
| Starring | Eleanor David Nigel Terry Tom Wilkinson |
| Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
| Cinematography | Ian Paul |
| Edited by | Michael Horton |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA |
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Release dates
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1985 |
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Running time
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95 min. |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Sylvia (1985) is a biographical film about New Zealand educator Sylvia Ashton-Warner, inspired by two of her books. The film was directed and co-written by New Zealander Michael Firth, and stars British actor Eleanor David as Ashton-Warner, alongside Tom Wilkinson, Nigel Terry and Mary Regan.
The Village Voice critic Andrew Sarris rated it one of the ten best films of 1985. It also won praise from Vogue.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Sylvia at IMDb
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