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Sylvia (1985 film)

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New Zealand biographical film about Sylvia Ashton-Warner For the Canadian animated short, see Sylvia (1985 Canadian film).
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Sylvia
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Firth
Written bySylvia Ashton-Warner
F. Fairfax
Michael Firth
Michele Quill
Produced byMichael Firth
Don Reynolds
StarringEleanor David
Nigel Terry
Tom Wilkinson
CinematographyIan Paul
Edited byMichael Horton
Music byLeonard Rosenman
Production
companies		Cinepro/Pillsbury Films
Southern Light Films
Distributed byMGM/UA
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time95 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Sylvia is a 1985 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 Sylvia one of the ten best films of 1985. It also won praise from Vogue.

References

  1. Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912–1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. Ashton-Warner, Sylvia (1963). Teacher. Bantam Books. ISBN 9780553129885. OL 7818083M.
  3. Ashton-Warner, Sylvia (1979). I Passed this Way. London: Virago. ISBN 0860681602. OL 16473982M.
  4. ^ "Sylvia". NZ On Screen. New Zealand Film Commission. 1985. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

External links

Films directed by Michael Firth
Features
Television
  • City of Volcanoes (1992)
  • Take the Bait (2013)


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