It is difficult to make a biography of an artist, and even more difficult to make a story of a poet. How can we show the poet's "creative process"? Charles Brown in the film explains to his dazed neighbor, the Brawne's, "You may see us both sitting at the table doing nothing, but that doesn't mean we're not at work." Although Keats' poems and letters are used in the film as lines, but there are very few shots of him "writing poetry", nor to "illustrate" the content of the poem, but to try to tell a convincing love story, showing the joy, curiosity, excitement of a Keats immersed in love , anxiety, so when he said he started writing poetry again, of course the audience knew why.
The success of the film requires the audience to recognize the love between the hero and heroine. Among them, Fanny of Abbie Cornish is the most important. In the plot, Jane Campion, the director and screenwriter, arranged many details to show Fanny, a girl who is smart and confident, fashionable and persistent, and her emotions will fluctuate greatly. She prided herself on wearing "the only mushroom collar with triple pleats" in the area, and sent her younger siblings to buy Keats's new book, Endymion, "to see if he's an idiot." On the other hand, Ben Whishaw's Keats, a destitute, worried about life, but confident in his talent, is also persuasive, making me believe that he is the type of person who accepts reality without giving up on the good. Emotional perception, downfall and aura of character, attracted Fanny. By contrast, the weaker part of this triangle is Paul Schneider's Charles Brown. Interestingly, the three actors are from three countries: Australia, the UK and the US.
In addition to the adult actors, the children's characters in the film are all very good. The younger brother Samuel's role is not much, but the younger sister Toots is very important. Both of them are the incarnation of the audience, staring at the hero and the heroine curiously and worriedly. . Jane Campion has a knack for directing young actors. Anna Paquin won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress when she was 12 years old with The Piano. It is also worth mentioning that the cat in the movie is not only cute and aura, but also almost a supporting role, no wonder it was included in the cast.
Bright Star (2009)
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Bright Star (2009)
Region: UK/Australia/France (Trailer)
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider, Edie Martin, Thomas Sangster
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