The Belle of Amherst

(TV movie)
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USA, 1976

Directed by:

Charles S. Dubin

Based on:

Emily Dickinson (poem)

Cast:

Julie Harris
(more professions)

Plots(1)

This fascinating video explores the life and work of poet Emily Dickinson. Reprising the role that earned her a Tony Award, Julie Harris reads some of Dickinson's most famous verses, as well as excerpts from her diaries and letters. With the writer's Massachusetts house as a backdrop, the program also dramatizes moments from "the belle of Amherst's" life. (official distributor synopsis)

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