What's your review of the 2009 Bright Star film with Ben Whishaw as John Keats? #BrightStar #BenWhishaw #JohnKeats Do you love films about poets and biopics? What do you think of Ben Whishaw as John Keats? Did you see the trailer and then rush out to see the full movie or buy the DVD or blu ray? I’d love to know your own reviews if you saw it in the cinema or streamed it online! You can scroll down for more information, or check out the Rotten Tomatoes rating, IMDb page, or Wikipedia article!
Bright Star Movie
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Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): O Brilho de uma Paixão, Bright Star - Die erste Liebe strahlt am hellsten, 璀璨情詩, Bright Star - Meine Liebe. Ewig., 璀璨情诗, 灿烂之星, 闪亮的星星, 브라이트 스타
Directed by Jane Campion
Produced by Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt
Written by Jane Campion
Starring Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Thomas Sangster
Music by Mark Bradshaw
Cinematography: Greig Fraser
Edited by Alexandre de Franceschi
Production company: BBC Films, Screen Australia, UK Film Council, New South Wales Film and Television Office, Pathé
Distributed by Apparition (USA), Warner Bros. (UK/France)
Release date: 15 May 2009 (Cannes), 6 November 2009 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 119 minutes
Budget: $8.5 million
Box office: $14.4 million
Bright Star Awards and Nominations
AACTA Award (2010 AFI Awards) AFI Members' Choice Award
Academy Award Best Costume Design
Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award for Most Beautiful Film
EDA Award for Best Supporting Actor EDA Female Focus Award - Women's Image Award EDA Female Focus Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry EDA Female Focus Award for Best Woman Director EDA Female Focus Award for Best Woman Screenwriter ACS Award Cinematographer of the Year
Bright Star Soundtrack:
Negative Capability – 3:55
La Belle Dame Sans Merci – 2:28
Return – 0:58
Human Orchestra – 1:48
Convulsion – 0:52
Bright Star – 1:49
Letters – 3:49
Yearning – 2:24
Ode to a Nightingale – 5:24
Bright Star Cast and Characters:
Abbie Cornish Fanny Brawne
Ben Whishaw John Keats
Paul Schneider Mr. Brown
Kerry Fox Mrs. Brawne
Edie Martin Toots
Thomas Brodie-Sangster Samuel
Claudie Blakley Maria Dilke
Gerard Monaco Charles Dilke
Antonia Campbell-Hughes Abigail
Samuel Roukin Reynolds
Amanda Hale Reynolds Sister
Lucinda Raikes Reynolds Sister
Samuel Barnett Mr. Severn
Jonathan Aris Mr. Hunt
Olly Alexander Tom Keats
François Testory Dance Master
Theresa Watson Charlotte
Vincent Franklin Dr. Bree
Eileen Davies Mrs. Bentley
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Shopkeeper
Sally Reeve Landlady
Sebastian Armesto Mr. Haslam
Adrian Schiller Mr. Taylor
Alfred Harmsworth Charles Dilke Jnr
Lucas Motion Suitor at Ball
Topper The Cat
Anthoula Drummond
Joyia Fitch
Will Garthwaite
Samuel Gaukroger
Guy Mannerings