What would you do if you discovered a pill which made you smarter? That’s the intriguing premise faced by Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper), a wannabe writer and all-round waster whose girlfriend has just called it a day on their floundering relationship. A chance encounter with an old acquaintance brings him into contact with a new [...]
BFI LFF Review: Bright Star
October 19, 2009 By 3 Comments
Bright Star is a visually poetic film from Jane Campion, based on the final years of one of the most celebrated Romantic poets, John Keats, and his relationship with Fanny Brawne. Ben Wishaw follows his leading performance in Perfume as the poet and Australian actress Abbie Cornish as Keats’ muse. Based on Andrew Motion’s biography [...]