Brilliantly written 'Bright Star' shows tender humanity

Director: Jane Campion

Cast: Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider, Ben Wishaw

Cert: PG

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and Campion’s story of the tragic love affair of poet John Keats (Wishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Cornish) – he died at the age of 25 from tuberculosis – fits the bill to perfection.

The pair met in 1818 and Campion captures the doomed romance with her sheer depth of feeling for the characters and the times they lived in and shared.

You will be hard pressed to find another film with such tender humanity this year, a film brilliantly written and brought to the screen, a film with such compelling performances.

A thing of beauty.

Star Rating: 5/5