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The
grade:
Go see
it! |
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The
ten word
review:
Incredible
acting,
set
design
in a
true,
timeless
love
story. |
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The
warning:
How
could
your
heart
survive
falling
in love
with the
greatest
poet of
all
time? |
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Bright Star, one of the
most highly praised
films at this year’s
Cannes Film
Festival, is a
portrait of love and
loss between the
19th-century
romantic poet John
Keats and the
18-year-old muse
next door, Fanny Brawne, a student of
fashion. The film’s
title comes from a
love poem for Brawne,
which Keats wrote in
the flyleaf of his
copy of the works of
Shakespeare. Jane
Campion’s return to
the big screen
features outstanding
performances from
Abbie Cornish
(Stop-Loss,
Elizabeth: The
Golden Age) as
Brawne, Ben Whishaw
(I’m Not There,
Perfume: The Story
of a Murderer,
Brideshead
Revisited) as Keats,
Paul Schneider (NBC’s “Parks
& Recreation,” Lars
and the Real Girl,
Away We Go) as
Charles Armitage
Brown and Kerry Fox
(Intimacy) as Mrs.
Brawne. |
