Movie Description
Burning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
(2008)Overview
She was her generation’s Madonna and Bob Dylan rolled into one—and yet, by the 1970s, major poetry anthologies no longer mentioned Edna St. Vincent Millay. She had become a lost poet, her literary status mirroring her untimely death. This program documents the brief yet bright “candle” of Millay’s artistic development, from her early years in Maine to her achievements in the literary world of New York, while exploring her celebrity, sexuality, and personal relationships. Among the many eye-opening locations featured in the film is the house in which Millay spent her final years; its contents have remained untouched since the poet’s death and provide a catalyst for the study of her troubled, exuberant life. Never-before-seen archival images and interviews with Millay scholars also enrich the narrative.
Featured Crew
- Director : Robert A. Duncan
- Producer : Christina Lynch,Janice Brown,Robert A. Duncan
- Writer : Robert A. Duncan
- Editor : Janice Brown
- Cast : Edna St. Vincent Millay,Robert A. Duncan,Jennifer Lines,J.D. McClatchy,Elizabeth Barnett,Nancy Milford,Daniel Mark Epstein,Stephen Young,Christian Wiman,Holly Peppe
Cast
Herself (Archival Footage)
Narrator
Reader
Editor, Yale Review
Literary Executor
Biographer: "Savage Beauty"
Biographer: "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed"
Poetry Magazine
Poetry Magazine
Millay Scholar
Posters
Recommendations
Love, Antosha
7.405
McQueen
7.5
Sidney
7.561
Heart of a Dog
6.518
John Candy: I Like Me
7.869
Love, Gilda
7.2
Listen to Me Marlon
7.521
Fuck
6.36
Salinger
6.343
Milius
7
Naqoyqatsi
6.1
Finders Keepers
6.5
Elstree 1976
6.1
The Velvet Underground
6.787
Facts
Original TitleBurning Candles: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Status Released
Release Information
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2008-02-22
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Production CompaniesInternational Documentary Television Corporation
Genres
- Documentary
