Bright Star
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jane Campion
Abbie Cornish
Ben Whishaw
Thomas Brodie-sangster
Paul Schneider
Kerry Fox
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds, he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in general. It was the illness of Keats younger brother that drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny's efforts to help and agreed to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny's alarmed mother and Keats' best friend Brown realized their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, the young lovers were swept into powerful new sensations. Together they rode a wave of romantic obsession that deepened as their troubles mounted. Only Keats' illness proved insurmountable.
Director
Jane Campion
Cast
Abbie Cornish
Ben Whishaw
Thomas Brodie-sangster
Paul Schneider
Kerry Fox
Roger Ashton-griffiths
Jonathan Aris
Sebastian Armesto
Samuel Roukin
Antonia Campbell-hughes
Olly Alexander
Sam Gaukroger
Edie Martin
Claudie Blakley
Gerard Monaco
Amanda Hale
Lucinda Raikes
Samuel Barnett
Francois Testory
Theresa Watson
Vincent Franklin
Eileen Davies
Sally Reeve
Adrian Schiller
Alfred Harmsworth
Lucas Motion
Crew
Sheara Abrahams
Grant Adams
Grant Adams
Sarah Alexander
Noel Allen
Leon Anderson
Stefania Antonini
Cherrell Avery
Abigail Barbier
Samuel Barnett
Fulvia Bartoli
Tatiana Basili
Michele Bergstrom
Barbara Berkery
Massimo Bertucci
Angelo Bonanni
Mark Bradshaw
Ross Brewer
Helen Brown
Jason A Brown
Tim Bruniges
Oliver Butler
Craig Butters
Nicholas Byrnes
Jane Campion
Jane Campion
Julia Castle
Jan Chapman
Jeanette Chapman
Netty Chapman
Sarah Charman
Alan Chesters
Leigh Chesters
Mark Clayton
Chris Coleman
Mark Crowley
Maurizio Cusano
Davide D'onofrio
Konnie Daniel
Emma Davie
Tim Davies
Joy Maxwell Davis
Alexandre De Franceschi
Sergio De Luca
Marco De Magalhaes
George Dean
Justin Denchfield
John Dennison
John Dennison
Mary Dennison
Steve Dent
Akshai Desai
Paul Desira
Allison Drury
Nigel Egerton
Michael Elliott
Mike Elliott
Louis Elman
Bruce Emery
Erica Englert
Elizabeth Every
Enrico Faccio
Bridget Fogarty
Lara Ford
Stella Fox
Veronica Fragola
Luca De Franceschi
Greig Fraser
Peter Gleaves
Mark Godleman
Nina Gold
Hugh Goodbody
Rick Gould
Charlotte Gray
Gerry Grennell
Ergun Halil
Miranda Harcourt
Michael Harm
Benny Harper
Kimberly Harris
Jo Hawthorne
Caroline Hewitt
David Hindle
George Hobbs
Mark Holt
David Horrill
Paul House
Christian Huband
Paul Huntingford
Gary Hutchings
Gary Hutchins
Helen Ingham
Francois Ivernel
Andrea Jacobelli
Daniell Johnston
Daniell Johnston
Louise Kan
David 'ned' Kelly
Mark L'argent
Henry Landgrebe
Christine Langan
Meera Lawrence
Shay Leonard
Guglielmo Lepri
Zoe Liang
Loretta Lipworth
Jane Logan
Karen Long
Danny Longhurst
Danny Longhurst
Helen Lovelock
George Mackenzie
Emma Mager
Layla Mall
Glenn Marks
Candy Marlowe
Duncan Mcallister
Cameron Mccracken
David Mears
Gary Mears
Robin Melville
Amy Merry
John Midgley
Mauro Mieli
Isabella Monticelli-mctiernan
Paola Morabito
Paola Morabito
Joanne Mosley
Andrew Motion
Andrew Motion
Simon Muir
Linda Murdoch
Jack Murphy
Chris Navarro
Rosanna Normanton
Sean O'reilly
Camise Oldfield
Stefano Ortolani
Clive Osborne
Luca Padrini
Lee Parfitt
Miguel Pariente
Janet Patterson
Janet Patterson
Dave Price
Marco Valerio Pugini
Emile Rademeyer
Stuart Read
Sharon Richardson
Carlo Rinaldi
George Roberts
John Roberts
Lee Robertson
Simon Robilliard
Karen Russell
Donald Sabourin
Raphael Salley
Sonja Schebeck
Loz Schiavo
Geraldine Serafini
Emma Sheldrick
Stuart Sinclair
Kathryn Slowik
Steve Smith
Paul Snell
Stela Solar
Laurie Sparham
Markus Spivey
Jan Staines
Trevor Stanley
Robert Sterne
Tom Stevenson
Mark Stibbs
Heather Storr
Dave Sutcliffe
Francesco Tato
Tracey Taylor
Aurelia Thomas
David M. Thompson
Paolo Tiberti
Isidore Tillers
Simon Tindall
Karen Tran
Alessandro Trapani
Tony Tyler
Tony Vaccher
Tony Vaccher
Tony Vaccher
Lathika Vithanage
Benedetta Von Normann
Rita Walsh
Jack Warrender
Charlotte Watts
Charlotte Watts
Michael Webb
James Weguelin
Ben Whishaw
Dan Whitty
Rose Wicksteed
Danielle Wiessner
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 18, 2009
Released in United States on Video January 26, 2010
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States October 2009
Shown at London Film Festival (Galas & Special Screenings) October 14-29, 2009.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.
Based in part on the biography "Keats" by Andrew Motion; published by Farrar Straus & Giroux in January 1998.
Limited Release in United States September 18, 2009
Released in United States Fall September 18, 2009
Released in United States on Video January 26, 2010
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 4-7, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at London Film Festival (Galas & Special Screenings) October 14-29, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.)
Limited Release in United States September 18, 2009