Bright Star (2009)
| Release Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Budget | $8,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $4,000,000 |
| Tagline | First Love Burns Brightest |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Biography |
| Country | UKAustraliaFrance |
| Filming Locations | Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Language | English, French |
| Color | Color |
Bright Star is a 2009 film based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats and his romantic relationship with Fanny Brawne. It stars Ben Whishaw as Keats and Abbie Cornish as Fanny. A British/Australian/French co-production, it was directed by Jane Campion, who wrote the screenplay and was inspired by the biography of Keats by Andrew Motion, who served as a script consultant on the film. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, and was first shown to the public on 15 May 2009. The film's title is a reference to a sonnet by Keats named "Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art", which he wrote while he was with Brawne.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Edie Martin
Toots
Gerard Monaco
Charles Dilke
Amanda Hale
Reynolds Sister
Lucinda Raikes
Reynolds Sister
Jonathan Aris
Mr. Hunt
Olly Alexander
Tom Keats
François Testory
Dance Master
Theresa Watson
Charlotte
Vincent Franklin
Dr. Bree
Eileen Davies
Mrs. Bentley
Sally Reeve
Landlady
Sebastian Armesto
Mr. Haslam
Adrian Schiller
Mr. Taylor
Alfred Harmsworth
Charles Dilke Jnr
Lucas Motion
Suitor at Ball
Topper
The Cat
Joyia Fitch
Dilke Maid
Will Garthwaite
Human Orchestra
Guy Mannerings
Removal Man
Director
Writer
Andrew Motion
Producer
Jan Chapman
producer
Caroline Hewitt
producer
François Ivernel
executive producer
Christine Langan
executive producer
Emma Mager
line producer
Cameron McCracken
executive producer
Mark L. Rosen
producer
David M. Thompson
executive producer
Original Music
Mark Bradshaw
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Cinematographer
Greig Fraser
Editor
Alexandre de Franceschi
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Casting Director
Nina Gold
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Production Designer
Janet Patterson
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Art Director
Christian Huband
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Set Decorator
Charlotte Watts
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Costume Designer
Janet Patterson
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Makeup Department
Fulvia Bartoli
makeup artist: Italy
Konnie Daniel
hair designer, makeup designer
Guglielmo Lepri
hair artist: Italy
Jane Logan
makeup artist, hair artist
Raphael Salley
hair consultant, hair researcher
Laura Schiavo
hair artist , makeup artist
Emma Sheldrick
makeup supervisor: crowd
Sian Wilson
makeup trainee, hair trainee
Production Manager
Tim Davies
unit manager
Helen Lovelock
post-production supervisor
Robin Melville
unit manager: Italy
Lee Robertson
unit manager
Dan Whitty
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Elliott
first assistant director
Zoe Liang
third assistant director
Candy Marlowe
second assistant director: crowd
Paola Morabito
second unit director: EPK
Luca Padrini
second assistant director: Italy
Alessandro Trapani
first assistant director: Italy
Anthony Wilcox
second assistant director
Glen Carroll
additional assistant director: dailies
Art Department
Jason Brown
dressing propsman
Julia Castle
construction coordinator
Netty Chapman
standby art director
Alan Chesters
construction manager
Leigh Chesters
chargehand carpenter
Christopher Colman
art department assistant
George Dean
painter
Jo Hawthorne
carpenter
David Hindle
supervising art director
Springer Horrill
prop master
Paul House
standby carpenter
David Ned Kelly
carpenter
Shay Leonard
standby propsman
Loretta Lipworth
art department trainee: FT2
Karen Long
property buyer
David Mears
painter
Gary Mears
painter
Amy Merry
graphic designer
Mauro Mieli
prop man: Italy
Isabella Monticelli-McTiernan
additional visual researcher
Camise Oldfield
art department trainee: FT2
Stefano Maria Ortolani
art director: Italy
Stuart Read
standby propsman
George Roberts
painter
John Roberts
head of department painter
Simon Robilliard
carpenter
Stuart Sinclair
standby painter
Markus Spivey
painter
Charlotte Watts
visual research
Mike Webb
chargehand stagehand
Penny White
assistant prop master
Peter Wilkinson
painter
Jeff Woodbridge
carpenter
Peter Wood
dressing propsman
Graham Caulfield
drapesmaster
Peter Hooper
greens supervisor
Jon Marson
key greens supervisor
Oli van der Vijver
props
Sound Department
Leon Anderson
foley editor
Angelo Bonanni
sound recordist: Italy
Ross Brewer
sound technical facilities coordinator
Helen Brown
foley artist
Craig Butters
sound effects designer
Nicholas Byrnes
sound mixing assistant
John Dennison
sound re-recording mixer, sound supervisor
Mary Dennison
sound liaison: AudioLoc
Davide D'Onofrio
boom operator: Italy
Bruce Emery
sound consultant: Dolby
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Rick Gould
adr recordist
Charlotte Gray
sound assistant
Kimberly Harris
adr supervisor: Los Angeles
Paul Huntingford
foley artist
Dan Johnston
foley editor, foley artist
Danny Longhurst
sound effects editor, adr recordist: Sydney
Duncan McAllister
foley recordist
John Midgley
production sound mixer
Linda Murdoch
adr supervisor: London
Chris Navarro
adr mixer
Sean O'Reilly
sound effects editor
Clive Osborne
sound maintenance
Tony Vaccher
sound supervisor, sound re-recording mixer, dialogue editor
Danielle Wiessner
adr supervisor
Martin Seeley
sound mixer: second unit
Special Effects
Hugh Goodbody
special effects technician
Mark Holt
special effects supervisor
Jan Staines
special effects technician
Jamie Weguelin
special effects technician
David Johns
snow effects technician
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin
snow effects floor supervisor
Jonathan Wilson
special effects trainee
Visual Effects
Simon Alberry
i/o scanning/recording supervisor: EFilm Australia
Justin Alvarez
compositor: FSM
Viv Baker
compositor: FSM
David Booth
compositor: FSM
Tina Braham
visual effects assistant producer: FSM
Brad Dunn
compositor: EFilm Australia
Rebecca Dunn
digital supervisor: EFilm Australia
Stephen Dunn
visual effects producer: FSM
John Durney
compositor: EFilm Australia
Leo Gomez
i/o operator: EFilm Australia
Matthew Griffin
compositor: EFilm Australia
May Lo
i/o operator: EFilm Australia
Peter Luczak
i/o operator: EFilm Australia
Peter Polyzoidis
compositor: EFilm Australia
Doug Roberts
compositor: EFilm Australia
Leonie Savvides
digital matte designer, visual effects consultant
Robert Stollar
compositor: EFilm Australia
Phil Stuart-Jones
lead compositor: FSM, visual effects supervisor: FSM
Takahiro Suzuki
compositor: EFilm Australia
Ben Tanti
i/o operator: EFilm Australia
David Tindale
compositor: FSM
Henry Yekanians
i/o senior operator: EFilm Australia
Paddy Eason
on-set visual effects supervisor: CIS London
Hugh Macdonald
on-set visual effects supervisor: CIS London
Naomi Mitchell
visual effects coordinator
Stunts
Glenn Marks
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Grant Adams
director of photography: second unit/epk, steadicam operator
Mickey Bergstrom
video assist: Italy
Massimo Bertucci
gaffer: Italy
Mark Clayton
gaffer
Sergio De Luca
first assistant camera: Italy
Justin Denchfield
additional electrician
Enrico Faccio
electrician
Mark Goldeman
rigger
Benny Harper
best boy
George Hobbs
rigger
Gary Hutchings
key grip
Henry Landgrebe
second assistant camera
Simon Muir
grip apprentice: FT2
Lee Parfitt
additional electrician
David Price
standby rigger
Carlo Rinaldi
second assistant camera: Italy
Paul Snell
central loader
Laurie Sparham
stills photographer
Mark Stibbs
additional electrician
Paolo Tiberti
key grip: Italy
Simon Tindall
first assistant camera
Tony Tyler
genny operator
Jack Warrender
video assist
Andy Woodcock
grip apprentice
Steve Young
electrician
Luke Cairns
additional loader
Romualdo Nati
flight head technician: Italy
Casting Department
Abigail Barbier
adr voice casting
Louis Elman
adr voice casting
Robert Sterne
casting associate
Rose Wicksteed
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheara Abrahams
costume design assistant
Sarah Charman
costume department trainee
Marco de Magalhães
wardrobe master
Nigel Egerton
wardrobe supervisor: crowd
Veronica Fragola
seamstress: Italy
Helen Ingham
key dresser
Joanne Mosley
costume assistant
Rosanna Normanton
costume assistant
Debbie Scott
assistant costume designer
Kirsty Wilkinson
wardrobe mistress
Editorial Department
Luca De Franceschi
second assistant editor
Robert Fait
digital retouching
Olivier Fontenay
digital intermediate colorist: EFilm Australia
Jamie Hediger
assistant colorist: EFilm Australia
Louise Kan
first assistant editor
Meera Lawrence
post-production assistant: Jane Campion
James Sdrinis
digital intermediate conformer: EFilm Australia
Rita Walsh
post production assistant: Jan Chapman
Clare Young
post-production assistant: Jan Chapman
Catherine Williams
sync dailies
Leroy Wolf
color timer
Music Department
Mark Bradshaw
musician: voice, human orchestra
Tim Bruniges
musical treatments
Erica Englert
musician: voice, duet
Simon Leadley
score mixer
Sonja Schebeck
musician: violin
Stela Solar
musician: cello
John Stevanoni
assistant engineer
Isidore Tillers
musician: viola
David Trumpmanis
music recording engineer
Lathika Vithanage
musician: violin
Cameron Woodhouse
musician: voice, human orchestra
Transportation Department
Noel Allen
unit driver
Martin Clay
driver: facility
Mark Crowley
unit driver
Adrian Davies
facility captain
Allison Drury
unit driver
Ergun Halil
unit driver
Dave Lovell
driver: facility
George Mackenzie
unit driver
Paul Revill
driver: facility
Jason Rush
driver: facility
Karen Russell
driver: minibus
Steve Smith
driver: minibus
Other Crew
Sharon Alexander Richardson
unit nurse: Italy
Sarah Alexander
assistant: Jan Chapman
Stefania Antonini
location manager: Italy
Jackie Archer
producer: titles
Cherrell Avery
consultant: calligraphy
Tatiana Basili
assistant crowd marshall: Italy
Barbara Berkery
dialogue coach: pre-production, Mr. Schneider
Anni Browning
completion guarantor: Film Finances
Oliver Butler
floor runner
Irène Carasso
subtitles: original version with French subtitles
Amy Carr
legal manager: Screen Australia
Tania Chambers
chief executive: NSWFTO
Jan Chapman
script consultant
Emma Clarke
senior production executive: UK Film Council
James Clarke
finance director: Pathé
Leonard Crooks
head: New Cinema Fund, UK Film Council
Maurizio Cusano
crowd marshall: Italy
Emma Davie
unit publicist
Steve Dent
horses & carriages
Akshay Desai
location assistant
Paul Desira
runner: rushes
Pierre Du Plessis
deputy managing director: Pathé
Graham Easton
completion guarantor: Film Finances
Danny Edwards
catering assistant: Bon Appetit
Elizabeth Every
chaperone: Edie Martin , tutor: Edie Martin
Bridget Fogarty
floor runner trainee
Lara Ford
manager: edit facility, Guillotine
Helen Giles
business affairs: BBC Films
Gerry Grennell
dialogue coach
Michael Harm
location manager
Bev Harris
catering assistant: Bon Appetit
Andrea Iacobelli
production assistant: set, Italy, production assistant: office, Italy
Mark L'Argent
consultant: calligraphy
Gordon MacPhail
production liaison: EFilm Australia
Layla Mall
assistant production coordinator
Joy Maxwell Davis
unit nurse
Fiona McGuire
physical production: Pathé
Robin Melville
location manager: Italy
Clare Mirabello
legal services: Australia, Tresscox Lawyers
Paola Morabito
assistant: Jane Campion
Fiona Morham
head of production: UK Film Council
Andrew Motion
advisor
Jack Murphy
choreographer
Chris Oliver
investment manager: Screen Australia
Heather Oxenham
project manager: Screen Australia
Miguel Pariente
second assistant accountant: UK
Marco Valerio Pugini
chief executive officer: Panorama Films, Italy
Amanda Pyne
production finance: UK Film Council
Emile Rademeyer
title designer
Rozza Reader
chef: Bon Appetit
Mike Runagall
international sales: Pathé
Donald Sabourin
production coordinator
Sophie Saleyron
press attache: France
Muriel Sauzay
international sales: Pathé
Géraldine Sérafini
assistant production coordinator
Kat Slowik
production accountant: Australia
Andy Soane
catering assistant: Bon Appetit
Trevor Stanley
production accountant: UK
Tom Stevenson
floor runner
Heather Storr
script supervisor
David Sutcliffe
health and safety officer
Francesco Tató
assistant location manager: Italy
Tracey Taylor
first assistant accountant: UK
Karen Telfer
administrator: development and investment, NSWFTO
Aurelia Thomas
assistant location manager
Jan Thornton
production liaison: EFilm Australia
Katherine Tidy
home economist
Linda Tizard
head: development and investment, NSWFTO
Karen Tran
title designer
Jean-Pierre Vincent
press attache: France
Matthew Vizard
production coordinator: BBC Films, delivery coordinator: BBC Films
Benedetta Von Normann
production coordinator: Italy
Claire Warnes
senior business affairs executive: UK Film Council
Andreas Wiseman
production runner
Wendy Woodbridge
assistant choreographer
Michael Wood
production executive: BBC Films
Jacopo Addini
set production assistant: Italy
George Pank
business and legal affairs: Pathe
Steve Wentworth
floor runner: dailies
Emma Woodcock
location manager, location scout
Thanks
Deidre Coleman
with thanks to
Karen Colston
with thanks to
Demelza Donohoo
with thanks to
Harvey Edgington
with thanks to: The National Trust
Christine Edzard
with thanks to: Sands Films
Thea Goodsell
with thanks to
Vicci Harper
with thanks to
Simon Lord
with thanks to: OUP
Andrew Motion
acknowledgement: Jane Campion thanks for his beautiful biography
Jack O'Rourke
with thanks to
Stephen O'Rourke
with thanks to
Beth Pattinson
with thanks to
Catherine Payling
with thanks to: Keats-Shelley house Rome
Dr. Neil Peres Da Costa
with thanks to: Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Andrew Peterkin
with thanks to
Keith Robin
with thanks to
Ruth Robin
with thanks to
Brian Rosen
with thanks to
Tanya Seghatchian
with thanks to
Olivier Stockman
with thanks to: Sands Films
Peter Walker
acknowledgement: Jane Campion thanks for his poetry talks
Jane Wright
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