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Synopsis

SET FIRE TO THE STARS

Based on true events, Elijah Wood stars as John Malcolm Brinnin, the New York academic who brought Dylan Thomas to America. Actor/co-writer Celyn Jones plays the volatile celebrity poet – tormented by anonymity, alcohol and the abyss – who scandalized the Manhattan literati of the Fifties and challenged Brinnin’s hero worship of his work. In the face of the Welsh poet’s wilder excesses in the Big Apple – angel, beast and madman – John has no choice but to hijack Dylan to a private retreat to get him ready for America. The days and nights that follow will change his life forever. Part literary biopic and – shot in cut-glass black-and-white – part love-letter to the American B-movies of the Forties and Fifties, Andy Goddard’s debut feature is both a character driven chamber piece and a cautionary tale about the fly trap of meeting your heroes.

FOUR STARS
SET FIRE TO THE STARS, LIKE DYLAN THOMAS HIMSELF,
HAS THE ABILITY TO STIR YOUR DEEPEST EMOTIONS
Hey U Guys

Reviews

“A black & white masterpiece!”
I.D. Magazine

“Brilliant, subtle, compelling!”
– William Boyd

4 STARS
“Electrifying!”
– Seensome

Cast & Crew

DIRECTOR:

Andy Goddard

WRITERS:

Andy Goddard
Celyn Jones

PRODUCERS:

Andy Evans
Andrew Riach

CAST:

Elijah Wood
Celyn Jones
Kelly Reilly
Steven Mackintosh
Shirley Henderson
Kevin Eldon
Film Specs

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Format: DCP/2.35/B&W

Sound Format: Dolby Digital

Running Time: 93 minutes

Genre: Drama

Rating: Not Rated

In English

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