Bright Star
Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish shine in this achingly beautiful love story between poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, shot with lyricism by Oscar-winning DP Greig Fraser (Dune).
After a six-year gap between features, Campion returned with an intimate but emotionally walloping romantic tragedy about the love affair between legendary poet John Keats (Whishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Cornish). Shot in gorgeous naturalistic hues by cinematographer Greig Fraser and featuring delicate, empathetic performances from Cornish and Whishaw, it makes an apt companion piece to An Angel at My Table, focusing on the inner torment of artists and reuniting Campion with Kerry Fox in the role as Fanny’s mother. Bright Star is a visual and poetic wonder. Screening in 35mm. 
- Program Strand
- Jane Campion Retrospective
- Year
- 2009
- Classification
- PG
- Country
- Australia, UK
- Language
- In English
- Director
- Jane Campion
- Producer
- Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt
- Cast
- Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider
- Screenwriter
- Jane Campion
- Cinematographer
- Greig Fraser
- Editor
- Alexandre de Franceschi
- Genre
- Literary & Adaptations, Biography, Women Directors, Australian Films, Retrospective
- Company Credits
- Rights Holder: Roadshow Entertainment. Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive
