Today’s movie is a biographical romance with a scene that happens on
February 26. Watch it tonight and enjoy.
BRIGHT STAR
Fanny Brawne is introduced to poet John Keats and his friend Charles
Brown. She buys Keats book of poems and visits his brother Tom, who later dies
of tuberculosis. Keats spends Christmas with the Brawne family and he later
starts to teach her poetry. They like each other, but Keats does nothing to
advance the relationship, since he is poor. When Brown sends a Valentine’s card
to Fanny, Keats confronts them. Brown says it was a joke, but warns Keats that
Fanny is just a flirt. Fanny is angered at Keats lack of trust and ends their
association. Then the Brawnes move into the other half of the house occupied by
Keats and Brown and Fanny and Keats rapidly develop an intense affection for
each other. When Keats and Brown take a summer holiday to the Isle of Wight,
Fanny misses him terribly, at times even becoming suicidal. Only his letters
sustain her and when he returns they become secretly engaged. Keats becomes ill
after a trip to London and back in the rain and his friends plan to send him to
the warmer climate of Italy to recover. Then Charles Brown impregnates the maid
Abigail and cannot go with him. Keats lives in London, but returns to stay with
the Brawnes when he has another attack of tuberculosis. Fanny’s mother agrees
they can marry after Keats returns from Italy as his new book of poems has been
a success. Keats goes to Italy, where he dies. On February 26, 1821
[1:48:29 to 1: 49:03] Keats’s funeral procession leaves the church in Rome
carrying his body to the cemetery. Fanny goes into mourning.
A psychological biopic/romance.
Tries to explore the psychology of the poet as well as be a romance film.
Overall, a fairly good movie.
John Keats by Robert
Gittings (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1968) at page 433
Producers - Jan Chapman and
Caroline Hewitt
Director - Jane Campion
Awards – The film was nominated
for the Best Costume Design Oscar at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Screenplay - Jane Campion
Runtime – 1 hour 59 minutes
Released – May 15, 2009
Starring -
Ben Whishaw as John Keats
Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne
Paul Schneider as Charles Armitage Brown
Kerry Fox as Frances Brawne
Thomas Sangster as Samuel Brawne
Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Abigail O'Donaghue Brown
Claudie Blakley as Mrs Dilke
Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015
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