The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – Movie Review
111 Minutes, Rated PG-13
Written by Simon Stephenson and Will Sharpe
Directed by Will Sharpe
Synopsis:
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. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, we follow the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as he seeks to unlock the “electrical” mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife, Emily Richardson.
Cumberbatch loves to play damaged people. Alan Turing in The Imitation Game springs to mind, but here, too, comes a man with a gift–several gifts, actually–and a capacity for feeling that rivals most saints, but who is damaged in his ability to convey that to those around him.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is now available on Amazon Prime Video.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Sharon Rooney, Aimee Lou Wood, Taika Waititi, and Olivia Colman.
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