Which poet - Bright Star (2009) Discussion

[–] gideons33 13 years ago

I would love to see a film done on Shelley as i believe him to be far Superior to Keats as a poet and am tired of his neglect. Also being the most fascinating (though Blake and Byron come close) of the romantics his life could make an excellent film.

Other poets who's lives would make for interesting films:
Christopher Marlowe, Walt Whitman, A.C Swinburne, and those mentioned above.

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[–] scarletminded 13 years ago

Does Gothic count when it comes to Shelley? :) I love that film, though it is more horror than serious and more based on Mary Shelley...but it does have a great deal to do with Shelley's death and both of the Shelleys' family life.

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[–] gideons33 13 years ago

ya Gothic was good but like you said more as a piece of absurdism than anything more and julian sands is not my idea of shelley but im just glad his names out there you know

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[–] scarletminded 13 years ago

I liked it, but I think you have to be a Ken Russell fan to really enjoy it. I think his film captured the instantly of poets when they drink wine and go into dreaming about writing. I think it shows how the creative process is when you are inspired by dark things, like Mary Shelley was about the pain in her life and how that made it into Frankenstein. But it also shows the poet Shelly as well.

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[–] aGuiltySoul 13 years ago

An honest Walt Whitman would be epic!

"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

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[–] gideons33 13 years ago

Agreed but I would have no faith in the casting they would probably go with Hugh Jackman or some *beep* haha but to my knowledge there never has been a quality film based on any American poet though I think James Franco is directing one based on Hart Crane so who knows.

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[–] aGuiltySoul 13 years ago

There's one about Kerouac coming out, On the Road but it's really based on his story...some people don't consider him a poet, the philistines.

Then there was James Franco's Howl about Allen Ginsberg. Didn't like Franco in it.

As for Hugh Jackman starring in a film about Walt Whitman, I think he'd have liked it. But in truth he did look, in his older age, much like Jeff Bridges. However, Javier Bardem is closer to his younger years (if he could lose his Spanish accent) or, if you add a beard and an attitude, John Hamm.

"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

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[–] gideons33 13 years ago

yes to Bridges no to Bardem just because some prejudice of my imagination can not have anyone other than an american play our greatest artist(i know i feel silly even saying it but whatev). i saw howl too and by no fault of Franco's other than his good looks was i disappointed in his portrayal its just that i have never been a huge fan of Ginsberg and as for Kerouac i think he saw himself as more of a novelist than a poet but he was sublime regardless.

p.s i think the choice of Viggo mortensen as Burroughs is inspired but the guy from tron and troy playing dean...

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[–] aGuiltySoul 13 years ago

Not to beat an argument to death based on the unknowable, but I feel that Whitman would have celebrated Bardem playing him. He was a hell of a man's man, literally.

America has become an international nation, more than ever. But particularly Hollywood. I think Whitman would have liked that, even though he sang the song of the individual, not the celebrity.

"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

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[–] gideons33 13 years ago

no of course, thats why i felt silly in saying it i completely agree and Bardem is a first rate actor and i would not be surprised if he already was familiar with Whitman and his work. it was really for the sake of arguing that i said that plus i would most like to see ddl play him even though they look nothing alike but i feel that he would most grasp the role

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[–] aGuiltySoul 13 years ago

Well, when hollywood calls us for casting advice on this movie they're not even thinking of making, we'll be ready.

"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

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[–] gideons33 13 years ago

hey they could do much worse haha

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[–] aGuiltySoul 13 years ago

And have, I daresay. But on the other hand, I shudder to think what would result if they opened casting up to popular vote. YIKES!

"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

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[–] scarletminded 13 years ago

I've love movies based on: Whitman, Swinburne, Baudelaire, Hiene or Mallarme. I think a movie about Emily Dickinson, especially her supposed love for a married minister that people theorize (Charles Wadsworth), would make an excellent picture. Didn't she also have a crush on her sister-in-law as well? I took a class on ED in college and can't remember all the details. But it would be a good subject matter either way.

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[–] lh_lh82 8 years ago

I'd like to see another film about Rimbaud. I liked Total Eclipse, but I thought the script portrayed the poets (Rimbaud, Vetlaine) a little simplistically.

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[–] lh_lh82 8 years ago

I'd like to see another film about Rimbaud. I liked Total Eclipse, but I thought the script portrayed the poets (Rimbaud, Verlaine) a little simplistically.

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[–] ciocio-2 8 years ago

I find her fascinating, as a poet, a speaker, and a person. Another biopic I'd love to see would be of Langston Hughes. And why the hell not Lord Byron?

Just make a movie that makes me care, one way or another. I'm open.

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[–] whoanelly (1558) 3 years ago

BBC did a two part miniseries about Byron starring Johnny Lee Miller.

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