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Films about poets have a poor reputation, most of them – from Dennis Price as The Bad Lord Byron 60 years ago to Gwyneth Paltrow as Sylvia Plath six years back – being dull and risible, though a couple of performances have been rather good, most... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Written and directed by Jane Campion, the director of The Piano, Bright Star tells the story of the tragic romance between the 23-year-old poet John Keats (played by Ben Whishaw) and the 18-year-old girl next door, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). Full Article at Times Online
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Emily Blunt. I first noticed this young British actress in "My Summer of Love" four years ago and she was mesmerizing, playing a cool, glamorous teenager sophisticated beyond her years - sometimes. Full Article at The State
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Last night The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival rounded off another highly successful year with the world premiere of Sam Taylor-Wood’s Nowhere Boy. Full Article at Female First
