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Overview
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Writer:
Jane Campion (screenplay)
Release Date:
15 October 2009 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
First Love Burns Brightest
Plot:
The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25. | full synopsis
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Poet
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19th Century
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1810s
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Bluebells
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Rome Italy
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Awards:
5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(358 articles)
Ewan McGregor's Link Saber
(From FilmExperience. 22 November 2009, 12:25 PM, PST)
Friedrich von Schiller: the Romantic lover
(From The Guardian - Film News. 21 November 2009, 4:06 PM, PST)
(From FilmExperience. 22 November 2009, 12:25 PM, PST)
Friedrich von Schiller: the Romantic lover
(From The Guardian - Film News. 21 November 2009, 4:06 PM, PST)
User Comments:
A perfect cinematic experience-a poem in film-probably the best pic of the year
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US Showtimes:
| Beverly Center Cinemas | 12:55pm | 4:00 | 7:10 | 9:55 | (personalize) more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ben Whishaw | ... | John Keats |
 | Abbie Cornish | ... | Frances 'Fanny' Brawne |
| Kerry Fox | ... | Mrs. Brawne |
 | Paul Schneider | ... | Charles Armitage Brown |
| Edie Martin | ... | Margaret 'Toots' Brawne |
| Thomas Sangster | ... | Samuel Brawne |
| Gerard Monaco | ... | Charles Dilke |
 | Antonia Campbell-Hughes | ... | Abigail O'Donaghue Brown |
 | Samuel Roukin | ... | John Reynolds |
| Amanda Hale | ... | Reynolds' Sister I |
| Lucinda Raikes | ... | Reynolds' Sister II |
| Samuel Barnett | ... | Joseph Severn |
| Jonathan Aris | ... | Leigh Hunt |
| Olly Alexander | ... | Tom Keats |
| Theresa Watson | ... | Charlotte |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, some sensuality, brief language and incidental smoking.
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Runtime:
Canada:119 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:PG |
USA:PG (certificate #45535) |
Canada:G (British Columbia) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
UK:PG
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The Hyde House and Estate in Hyde, Bedfordshire substituted for the Keats House in Hampstead. Jane Campion decided that the Keats House (also known as Wentworth Place) was too small and "a little bit fusty".
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Goofs:
Boom mic visible: A boom mic is visible above Keats' head in the scene where he bids a final and constrained farewell to Fanny inside the foyer of the house on the morning he departs for Rome.
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Quotes:
Fanny Brawne:
[the night before he leaves] You know I would do anything
John Keats: I have a conscience.
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John Keats: I have a conscience.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.33)" (2009)
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Is there an official website for "Bright Star"?Does the title of the movie come from a work by Keats?
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Sitting in a packed cinema in Mill Valley, CA watching this film demonstrates that the film experience still exists and that great films can be made. This is a great movie experience because it is so gentle, simple and direct-no stunts-no noise-no robots-just a piece of history recreated with tenderness and poetic truth. Jane Champion shows how film can tell a story without interference and how the elements of film can join together to open a world of wonder and song.
The film is visual and very moving without being maudlin or melodrama. It also refuses to dwell on the sensational, even the creative part of the story.
The viewer is left inspired to explore the creation of Keats, and no wonder. Such an introduction to a life would leave anyone hungry for more.
The performances are enchanting and almost mystical in scope. The cinematography is just inspired. So this is it-turn off your lap top and go to a show.....You will remember this for a very long time.