Bright Star (film)
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| Bright Star | |
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| Directed by | Jane Campion |
| Produced by | Jan Chapman Caroline Hewitt |
| Written by | Jane Campion |
| Starring | Ben Whishaw Abbie Cornish Paul Schneider Kerry Fox |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bright Star is an upcoming drama/romance film that is based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats. It stars Ben Whishaw as Keats and Abbie Cornish as his muse Fanny Brawne. It is currently filming under the direction of Jane Campion, who also wrote the screenplay, and is slated to be released sometime in 2009. The film's title is a reference to a sonnet by Keats named Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art, which he wrote while he was with Brawne.
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[edit] Plot
Poet John Keats has a three year secret love-affair with the girl next door named Fanny Brawne which was cut short by his death at age 25.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Ben Whishaw as John Keats[1]
- Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne[1]
- Paul Schneider as Charles Armitage Brown, Keats’ best friend[1]
- Kerry Fox as Fanny's mother[1]
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