Friday, July 8, 2011

étoile brillante


Bright Star (2009)
A film by Jane Campion
Starring Abbie Cornish
and Ben Whishaw
Bright Star paints the portrait of  the three-year romance
between young seamstress, Frances 'Fanny' Brawne,
and Romantic poet, John Keats. Set in Hampstead Village,
London 1818, amongst delightfully picturesque scenery
is wonderful dialogue and an array of splendid costumes.
Bright Star is a tender film of true magnificence. 
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Its loveliness increases.
It will never pass into nothingness." - John Keats