- Bright Star (film)
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name = Bright Star
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director =Jane Campion
producer =Jan Chapman Caroline Hewitt
writer =Jane Campion
starring =Ben Whishaw Abbie Cornish
Paul SchneiderKerry Fox
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cinematography =Greig Fraser
editing =Alexandre de Franceschi
distributor =Pathé
released = 2009
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language = English
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imdb_id = |"Bright Star" is an upcoming drama/romance film that is based on the last three years of the life of poet
John Keats . It starsBen Whishaw as Keats andAbbie Cornish as his museFanny Brawne . It was filmed under the direction ofJane Campion , who also wrote the screenplay, and is slated to be released sometime in2009 . The film's title is a reference to a sonnet by Keats namedBright star, would I were stedfast as thou art , which he wrote while he was with Brawne.Plot
Poet
John Keats has a three year secret love-affair with the girl next door namedFanny Brawne which was cut short by his death at age 25.cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983328.html?categoryid=28&cs=1|author=Archie Thomas|title=Schneider, Fox join 'Bright Star'|publisher=Variety Magazine |date=2008-04-02|accessdate=2008-05-13]Cast
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Ben Whishaw asJohn Keats
*Abbie Cornish asFanny Brawne
*Paul Schneider asCharles Armitage Brown , Keats’ best friend
*Kerry Fox as Fanny's motherReferences
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*imdb title|0810784|Bright Star
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