The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021 1h 51m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 559

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Synopsis

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The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch
Louis Wain
Claire Foy
Emily Wain
Andrea Riseborough
Caroline Wain
Toby Jones
Sir William Ingram
Sharon Rooney
Josephine Wain
Aimee Lou Wood
Claire Wain
Hayley Squires
Marie Wain
Stacy Martin
Felicie Wain

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Will Sharpe
Writers: Will Sharpe, Simon Stephenson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Will Sharpe, shot by Erik Wilson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Arthur Sharpe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Selina Macarthur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy and Andrea Riseborough carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10687506 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Will Sharpe directs. Erik Wilson behind the camera. Arthur Sharpe scores. Selina Macarthur cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Will Sharpe, shot by Erik Wilson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Arthur Sharpe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Selina Macarthur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy and Andrea Riseborough carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt10687506 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 26 themes, including "inventor", "affectation", "based on true story", "angry".
8Released under 37 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Erik Wilson
Original score: Arthur Sharpe
Editing: Selina Macarthur
Production design: Suzie Davies
Costume design: Michael O'Connor
Makeup / hair: Annette Field
Stunt coordinator: Brian Nickels
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)

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Giovanni2021-12-09
★ 9/10
Full Analysis at SpotaMovie.com - Intro - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is inspiring and offers us important lessons to learn for our lives. It's elegant, poetic and romantic. A must-watch. - The Story - The movie tells us the true story of the eccentric artist Louis Wain. We are in the early 1900s, and Wain is a gifted man who can paint and draw so quickly to leave us surprised by his genius.Louis’s mind is full of ideas and thoughts, moving from music to his research to patent some theories about the mysterious role of electricity in the world. And it’s not because it can power bulbs, but because it can connect us to something else we can’t even think and therefore explain. But Louis needs to provide for his five sisters and their new governess Emily Richardson. So, how will Louis handle his passions and ideas, facing the daily routine and the deadline of the bills that challenge his family? And what Wain is going to learn and teach us? The electricity is not the only explanation strong textbecause interesting and unexpected characters will inspire and support him. It’s an incredible story of geniality and challenges. - Movie Explanation at https://www.spotamovie.com/the-electrical-life-of-louis-wain-movie-review/
r96sk2022-01-14
★ 7/10
Flew by, did <em>'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'</em>. It's a well paced film that holds solid emotion to it, while it's nicely acted by the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy. I dig the costumes/set designs too. It also gets bonus points for cats, because... cats. It's not a perfect film, for example the humour is quite off, but it's definitely an interesting watch. I knew nothing about Louis Wain beforehand but that didn't hamper my enjoyment, fwiw. Cumberbatch is very good as the main man, he brings across all the quirkiness and necessary emotion of Wain. Foy supports strongly, I loved her in <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown_(TV_series)">The Crown</a>'</em> so I'm happy to see more of her. Speaking of that television show, her successor on it, Olivia Colman, is also involved; as narrator. Andrea Riseborough also stood out to me, while I note the appearances of Toby Jones, Adeel Akhtar (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(British_TV_series)#:~:text=Adeel%20Akhtar%20as%20Wilson%20Wilson">Wilson Wilson</a>, to me!) and, unexpectedly, Taika Waititi. I almost gave this 3½, but I think 3 is about right. Good film.