Review of Bright Star (2009) by Ethan T — 08 Jan 2010
The quality of the acting performances aside, the real star of Bright Star, Jane Campion's recounting of the doomed love of the poet Keats and Fanny Brawne, is the remarkable imagery. So many scenes beg for a pause button so you can sit back and admire this artfully constructed film.
The heady bliss of young love in springtime is richly evoked by the beautiful Cornish in particular, but it is Campion's inventiveness that seals the deal with a flurry of memorable vignettes, from the perfect opening macro shot of a needle being threaded, to the riotous colours of the English woodlands in full bloom, to the inevitable sombre procession through the deserted streets of Rome.
For those who found The Piano a touch too melodramatic or are reluctant to see a film featuring poetry, banish your fears, because this one's a real winner.
This review of Bright Star (2009) was written by Ethan T on 08 Jan 2010.
Bright Star has generally received positive reviews.
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