Bright Star (PG)

Jane Campion


Finely crafted, terrifically well performed and subtly told tale about the forever-stalled relationship between John Keats and his Hampstead neighbour, Fanny Brawne who he was not able to marry because of his poverty. Refreshingly, the film is free of the hysterics so often associated with films about writers and deftly avoids the distractions that plague so many British period pieces. It’s also remarkable for its lightness of touch as Campion chooses to concentrate on her characters’ growing love and their frustration at not being able to be together through small gestures, moments and looks. Not so much a biopic than a well-focused, deeply affecting portrait of the poet and his muse at a particular time.

Starring Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider


Flicks Advisor (comments from our film promoters)

Beautifully filmed film

Beautiful and Tragic