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Bright Star
First love burns brightest.
First love burns brightest.
Drama, Romance - 2009
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In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
119 min
Release date:
5 Nov 2009
Country:
AU, FR, IT, GB
Languages:
French, English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 52 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
In its way Campion's film is a thing of beauty, but its characters' inner lives must be taken on faith.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Sep 2009
fresh:
The rare film about the life of an artist that is itself a work of art.
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
25 Sep 2009
fresh:
For a movie so sensuously mounted, it's remarkably grounded.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Oct 2009
fresh:
A combination of unstuffy dialogue, wise casting, unselfconscious performances and sensuous but never pretty photography makes Campion's version of the nineteenth century feel current but not anachronistic.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
6 Nov 2009
fresh:
Campion, who won fans with The Piano (1993) and lost them with the dismal In the Cut (2003) here returns to the top of her form.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
22 Nov 2009
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