Pandaemonium (2000)
9/10
Cast and crew screening,22nd October 2000
22 October 2000
I saw the movie at the Warner Village,Leicester Square,London.Director Julien Temple thanked everyone for their hard work and then the film started.What ensued was just wonderful.As other reviewers have said a movie about dead poets is not going to be everyone's cup of tea but Pandaemonium succeeds on every level by being truly accessible, dramatic, funny, sad and beautifully shot. For me the acting honours go to Emily Woof as William Wordsworth's sister Dorothy for a performance that is faultless.Linus Roache as Samuel Taylor Coleridge puts every ounce of energy into the main role and John Hannah does well to make Wordsworth come to life. Overall the true star is director Julien Temple for his extraordinary ability to capture the tortured genius of the poets and the way in which the superbly photographed landscapes of Somerset and The Lake District inspired them to write some of England's greatest literature. I hope this film does really well. It's entertaining, thought provoking and is one of the best British films I have seen.
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