The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
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Jane Campion
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Abbie Cornish | ... | Fanny Brawne | |
| Ben Whishaw | ... | John Keats | |
| Paul Schneider | ... | Mr. Brown | |
| Kerry Fox | ... | Mrs. Brawne | |
| Edie Martin | ... | Toots | |
| Thomas Brodie-Sangster | ... | Samuel | |
| Claudie Blakley | ... | Maria Dilke | |
| Gerard Monaco | ... | Charles Dilke | |
| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | ... | Abigail | |
| Samuel Roukin | ... | Reynolds | |
| Amanda Hale | ... | Reynolds Sister | |
| Lucinda Raikes | ... | Reynolds Sister | |
| Samuel Barnett | ... | Mr. Severn | |
| Jonathan Aris | ... | Mr. Hunt | |
| Olly Alexander | ... | Tom Keats | |
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It's 1818 in Hampstead Village on the outskirts of London. Poet Charles Brown lives in one half of a house, the Dilkes family the other. Through association with the Dilkes, the fatherless Brawne family knows Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown and the Brawne's eldest daughter, Fanny, don't like each other. She thinks him arrogant and rude; he feels that she's a pretentious flirt, knowing only how to sew (admittedly well as she makes all her own fashionable clothes), and voicing opinions on subjects about which she knows nothing. Insecure struggling poet John Keats comes to live with his friend, Mr. Brown. Miss Brawne and Mr. Keats have a mutual attraction to each other, but their relationship is slow to develop, in part, since Mr. Brown does whatever he can to keep the two apart. Other obstacles face the couple, including their eventual overwhelming passion for each other clouding their view of what the other does, Mr. Keats' struggling career, which offers him little in the way of monetary ... Written by Huggo
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9 October 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$8,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$189,703, 20 September 2009Gross USA:
$4,444,637Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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(1781)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Arranged by Mark Bradshaw
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John Keats' poems used in the film are: Endymion, When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be, The Eve of St Agnes, Ode to a Nightingale, La Belle Dame Sans Merci and Bright Star. See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 16 mins) After Fanny Brawne says "You would have it that I kill Mr. Keats with affection?" Mr. Brown says "Perhaps you will," but the audio doesn't match up with his mouth movements. See more »Quotes
Abigail: Mr. Brown has said that I could learn to read still. I said to him, "Sure, what would I read?" And he said, "Abigail, even the Bible is not so dull as you might believe," and that in the Songs of Solomon there're some bits so juicy they'd make even a churchman blush. And he said that when I get down to the reading myself, I'll see he tells not one word of a lie!See more »
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Ben Whishaw recites Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" over the closing credits. See more »Soundtracks
Serenade in B flat, K361, Adagio(1781)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
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With such high hopes for a film, a letdown is always lurking the depths of your mind, but in this case, Campion far exceeded my exceptions. Never could I have predicted the deep, meticulously crafted scenes, led so strongly by Abbie Cornish playing Fanny. The heartwrenching emotion in this movie was unlike any other; there has never been a more real portrayal of the most simplistic yet most common emotions that rule the heart. Campion went far beyond the usual "I am deeply in love; Now I am sad" and truly captured human idiosyncrasy as she delved into the illogical, irrational minds of two young and suddenly in love individuals. At times, it was almost too much to bear due to how intensely palpable the sadness was. To some, certain scenes or moments may have seemed a little longer than usual, but completely necessary is the silence, just as much as the dialogue. This film perfectly embodied how a simple, real, profound story should be told.
If the above were not enough to drive this movie on, the aesthetics were nothing short of spectacular. Each stitch in Fanny's sewing was as beautiful as each scene in a field of lavender or room flooded with butterflies. The magnificent settings, costumes, and natural sunshine pouring into a perfectly decorated room felt not contrived, but simply like a very real dream. As the curtains in Fanny's room got caught in the breeze, it was as if you felt it cooling you down ever so slightly as her content emotion overtook your mind.
Ben Whishaw, too, was superb: perfectly embodying the fragile, wondrous poet that was John Keats, so full of tender emotion. Fanny's younger sister was another beautiful element of this film and really stole the show in her own right with her hilarious and endearing perception of life in general. Each character and each line spoken brought something so special to the story. As much witty humor as there was aching sorrow, this movie is not one to be missed.