The electrical life of Louis Wain [videorecording]
2022
Videos and DVDs
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the eponymous artist in this biographical drama. In Victorian London, eccentric artist Louis Wain works as an illustrator to provide for his five sisters and gains a modest amount of notoriety for his portraits of animals. He eventually leaves his family home and discovers the subject that would define his career after he marries his sisters' governess, Emily Richardson (Claire Foy). However, following the tragic and untimely death of his wife after a battle with illness Louis' mental health begins to rapidly deteriorate.
Main title:
The electrical life of Louis Wain [videorecording] / producer, Adam Ackland; producer, Ed Clarke; producer, Leah Clarke; producer, Guy Heeley.
Author:
Sharpe, Will, directorSharpe, Arthur, composer (expression)Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-, actorFoy, Claire, actorRiseborough, Andrea, actor
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : StudioCanal, 2022.
Collation:
1 DVD (107 min.) : colour
Notes:
Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Subtitles (English), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), Audio description, 'Making of' documentary, Other documentaries ('The Man Behind the Cats').Made in 2021.Based on a true story.DVDN.In English; Closed captioning in English.
Credits:
Credits: director, Will Sharpe; writer, Simon Stephenson; writer, Will Sharpe; music, Arthur Sharpe; cinematographer, Erik Wilson; narrator, Olivia Colman.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Jamie Demetriou, Aimee Lou Wood, Cassia McCarthy, Hayley Squires, Julian Barratt.
Audience:
BBFC code: 12.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
91548
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