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Bright Star is a drama/romance film that is based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats. It stars Ben Whishaw as Keats and Abbie Cornish as his muse Fanny Brawne. It was filmed under the direction of Jane Campion, who also wrote the screenplay, inspired by the biography of Keats by Andrew Motion, who also served as a script consultant on the film. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, and was first shown to the public on 15 May 2009. The film's title is a reference to a sonnet by Keats named "Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art", which he wrote while he was with Brawne.

Several other poems are recited in the movie, including "The Eve of St. Agnes" and "Ode to a Nightingale".

Plot
For three years, poet John Keats carries on a secret love affair with the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, which is cut short by a great misfortune.

Cast

• Ben Whishaw as John Keats
• Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne
• Paul Schneider as Charles Armitage Brown, Keats’ best friend
• Kerry Fox as Fanny's mother
• Thomas Sangster as Samuel Brawne, Fanny's brother
• Jonathan Aris as Leigh Hunt
• Samuel Barnett as Joseph Severn

Production

The Hyde House and Estate in Hyde, Bedfordshire substituted for the Keats House in Hampstead. Campion decided that the Keats House (also known as Wentworth Place) was too small and "a little bit fusty".

Some filming also took place at Elstree Studios.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bright Star" and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.