May 4th
The Edge of Love**
GB 2007. Capitol Films/BBC Films/Prescience/Rainy Day Films. 110m.
In World War II London, the married poet Dylan Thomas unexpectedly meets up with his childhood sweetheart Vera Phillips, who marries another man, and the resulting menage a quatre nearly has tragic results.
Indulgent period melodrama made as a star vehicle for two celebrity actresses, which distracts from the history, but strongly acted and visually very attractive, capturing some of the essence of Thomas's verse.
Writen by: Sharman MacDonald, based on "Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow" by David N. Thomas, and "Personal Sketch of Vava and Personal Sketch of Papa" by Esther Killick.
Producers: Rebekah Gilbertson, Sarah Radclyffe.
Director: John Maybury.
Starring: Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys (as Thomas), Cillian Murphy, Lisa Stansfield, Richard Dillane, Paul Brooke.
Photography: Jonathan Freeman.
Music: Angelo Badalamenti.
The Edge of Love**
GB 2007. Capitol Films/BBC Films/Prescience/Rainy Day Films. 110m.
In World War II London, the married poet Dylan Thomas unexpectedly meets up with his childhood sweetheart Vera Phillips, who marries another man, and the resulting menage a quatre nearly has tragic results.
Indulgent period melodrama made as a star vehicle for two celebrity actresses, which distracts from the history, but strongly acted and visually very attractive, capturing some of the essence of Thomas's verse.
Writen by: Sharman MacDonald, based on "Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow" by David N. Thomas, and "Personal Sketch of Vava and Personal Sketch of Papa" by Esther Killick.
Producers: Rebekah Gilbertson, Sarah Radclyffe.
Director: John Maybury.
Starring: Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys (as Thomas), Cillian Murphy, Lisa Stansfield, Richard Dillane, Paul Brooke.
Photography: Jonathan Freeman.
Music: Angelo Badalamenti.
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