June 3, 2010
Bright Star
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010 Jane Campion’s Austen-ish drama about the last few years in the life of the great romantic poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw—Perfume), who died in 1821 at 25, and on his unlikely and probably platonic love affair with his fashionista neighbor (and muse), Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish—Candy). It’s an […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010
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Jane Campion’s Austen-ish drama about the last few years in the life of the great romantic poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw—Perfume), who died in 1821 at 25, and on his unlikely and probably platonic love affair with his fashionista neighbor (and muse), Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish—Candy). It’s an intricate, intelligent movie that can’t have been easy to make; films about writers rarely are. But it has to be said that your enjoyment will hinge on your interest in (1) the romantic poets, and (2) Campion’s (The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady) style of moviemaking. Also an excellent Paul Schneider as Mr Brown.
