Bright Star (film)

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name = Bright Star


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director = Jane Campion
producer = Jan Chapman
Caroline Hewitt
writer = Jane Campion
starring = Ben Whishaw
Abbie Cornish
Paul Schneider
Kerry Fox
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cinematography = Greig Fraser
editing = Alexandre de Franceschi
distributor = Pathé
released = 2009
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language = English
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"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 was filmed 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.

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.cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983328.html?categoryid=28&cs=1|author=Archie Thomas|title=Schneider, Fox join 'Bright Star'|publisher=Variety Magazine|date=2008-04-02|accessdate=2008-05-13]

Cast

*Ben Whishaw as John Keats
*Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne
*Paul Schneider as Charles Armitage Brown, Keats’ best friend
*Kerry Fox as Fanny's mother

References

External Links

*imdb title|0810784|Bright Star