I was in a play called Dylan once. At the New Fortune Theatre (UWA), a full
scale replica of the original with art department offices surrounding. A bit
of a shallow entertainment, methinks. (My acting career includes that role
and about four in Under Milk Wood!)
... and the Dylan (US) flick with Cate and Heath (forgotten its name!
sorry).
Andrew
2008/12/10 Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]>
> And recently there were "biopics" on Thomas, and on Plath and Hughes.
> Personally, I think there's more poetry in, oh, say, *Animal House*, than
> either.
>
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > Sarah Campion is said to be doing Keats the Movie right now, based on the
> > bio by
> > Andrew Motion.
> > Who is cast for JK I haven't heard.
> >
> > Ken Russell's tv piece on Coleridge and W years ago I wish I could see
> > again.
> >
> > Max
> >
> > Quoting Jon Corelis <[log in to unmask]>:
> >
> > > There seem to be remarkably few films about poets. I suppose there
> > > are documentaries and TV cultural presentations, but I mean a biopic
> > > feature film. The major one I can think of is Tom and Viv. There was
> > > an obscure 1949 film called The Bad Lord Byron which I've never seen
> > > but which isn't supposed to be very good and isn't available on DVD
> > > anyway. Of course Byron and Shelley appear in the classic 1935 Bride
> > > of Frankenstein, but only briefly.
> > >
> > > I've often wondered why no one ever made a major film of Byron's life.
> > > Talk about a movie that has everything! And the extensive letters
> > > give a vivid picture of him which could translate effectively to the
> > > screen. And when the action started to drag, you could always bring
> > > on his dancing bear ...
> > >
> > > Dylan Thomas might also be a good choice for a biopic, but I don't
> > > know of one. Maybe Keats also ...
> > >
> > > I've seen references to something called The Romantics, presented by
> > > Peter Ackroyd, which portrays Byron, Shelley, etc., released in 2006.
> > > It seems to be a British TV program, but I can't track down a DVD.
> > > Does anyone know anything about it?
> > >
> > > Oh, yeah, there's Shakespeare in Love, but that's not exactly a
> > > biopic. Oh, and several film and TV versions of The Barretts of
> > > Wimpole Street, which I guess counts.
> > >
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