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Bright Star (2009) 7.0
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Reviews: 109 user | 219 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life. Director:Jane Campion |
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Cast
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| Ben Whishaw | ... | ||
| Paul Schneider | ... |
Mr. Brown
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| Edie Martin | ... |
Toots
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Samuel
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| Claudie Blakley | ... |
Maria Dilke
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| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | ... | ||
| Samuel Roukin | ... |
Reynolds
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| Amanda Hale | ... |
Reynolds Sister
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Lucinda Raikes | ... |
Reynolds Sister
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Mr. Severn
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Mr. Hunt
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It's 1818 in Hampstead Village on the outskirts of London. Poet Charles Brown lives in one half of a house, the Dilkes family who live in the other half. Through their association with the Dilkes, the fatherless Brawne family know Mr. Brown. The Brawne's eldest daughter, Fanny Brawne, and Mr. Brown don't like each other. She thinks he's arrogant and rude, and he feels that she is pretentious, knowing only how to sew (admittedly well as she makes all her own fashionable clothes), flirt and give opinions on subjects about which she knows nothing. Insecure struggling poet John Keats comes to live with his friend, Mr. Brown. Miss Brawne and Mr. Keats have a mutual attraction to each other, a relationship which however is slow to develop in part since Mr. Brown does whatever he can to keep the two apart. But other obstacles face the couple, including their eventual overwhelming passion for each other clouding their view of what the other does, Mr. Keats' struggling career which offers him ... Written by Huggo
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic elements, some sensuality, brief language and incidental smoking | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
9 October 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bright Star - Estrela Cintilante See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$189,703 (USA) (18 September 2009)Gross:
$4,440,055 (USA) (4 December 2009)Company Credits
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[general chatter]
Mrs. Brawne: Hello, Joy.
Dilke Maid: Hello.
Mrs. Brawne: Is all well?
Dilke Maid: Very good, thank you.
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(1781)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Arranged by Mark Bradshaw
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Jane Campion was a member of the jury at the 2007 Venice Film Festival and was especially impressed with The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), including Paul Schneider's performance in the film, so she offered him the role of Charles Armitage Brown in this film. See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 16 mins) After Fanny Brawne says "You would have it that I kill Mr. Keats with affection?" Mr. Brown says "Perhaps you will," but the audio doesn't match up with his mouth movements. See more »Quotes
[first lines][general chatter]
Mrs. Brawne: Hello, Joy.
Dilke Maid: Hello.
Mrs. Brawne: Is all well?
Dilke Maid: Very good, thank you.
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Crazy Credits
Ben Whishaw recites Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" over the closing credits. See more »Soundtracks
Serenade in B flat, K361, Adagio(1781)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Arranged by Mark Bradshaw
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Each scene, every word uttered by the characters was so beautifully and often wittily crafted that I couldn't help but wish I lived in such a lush world, full of idealism and love of literature, not to mention people who cared about one another with such kindness and unabashed concern. Many of the scenes evoked the sixteenth century Dutch masters, whom Jane Campion may have used to set an authentic tone for her masterpiece. John Keats, the most intensely romantic of the Romantic poets (although Shelley and Lord Byron did their best) could not have received a fairer treatment, plus he was superbly acted by Ben Whislaw; I fell in love with the entire cast. This film lives up to its potential, and if you know anything about the life of Keats, you realize that it is a Titanic sort of plot, because the ship must go down. Yet my sadness was only that I have to live in the current world so dominated by name brands and nonsense rather than the fine stitchery and wit of Fanny Brawne. Drag your husband, significant other and everyone you know to see this film!! I've seen it twice!!