Story line:
London 1818: A secret love affair begins between 23-year-old English poet, John Keats and the girl next door Fanny Brawne, an out-spoken student of high fashion. This unlikely pair began at odds, he thinking her a stylish minx, while she was unimpressed, not only by his poetry but also by literature in general.
Official Site : www.brightstarthemovie.co.uk
Darby s review :
Being a fan of Jane Campion, captivated by her last movie , The Piano, Bright Star is a film that i want to catch. The story line is simple, and not as tragic as i thought it would be, the emotional bang was far less than The Piano. The director is trying to be an honest story teller this time, depicting how the courtship was started and what matter most to them in a relationship, 200 years ago in London. To re enact the love story between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, we have to go back to 1800s London with the director , we can see the scenery of country side , the dressing code, the language, the music , their leisure activities such as catching butterflies . At the first 20 minutes , the movie just reminded me of Jane Austen novels such as Sense and Sensibility , and i thought may be Campion will be a better director for her novels. As the movie goes on , it turns out the director is telling you a simple love story, about the platonic love between John and Fanny, as simple as your puppy love, except that John was a Poet and Fanny was a baby fat beauty. The pace is slow , but full of breathtaking English country side scenery. As the movie ends, i have to leave with mixed feelings , that it is a good movie great in many aspect , but the simple story line just like a cup of tea , leave you with little after taste. 3.5 Stars out of 5 Star.
Perhaps The Piano is too good as Jane Campion s masterpiece.
Darby
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