Project Detail

Bright Star

Synopsis

London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in general. It was the illness of Keats’ younger brother that drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny’s efforts to help and found himself agreeing to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’ best friend Brown realised their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, the young lovers were swept into powerful new sensations, “I have the feeling as if I were dissolving”, Keats wrote to her. Together they rode a wave of romantic obsession that deepened as their troubles mounted. Only Keats’ illness proved insurmountable.

Details

Year: 2009
Type of project: Features
Running time: 114 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Jane Campion
Producer: David M Thompson
Co-Producer: David M Thompson
Editor: Alexandre de Franceschi
Screenwriter: Jane Campion
Director of Photography: Greig Fraser
Principal cast: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bright Star Films Ltd

Sales Company

Pathé International

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