The Edge of Love
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| Directed by | John Maybury |
| Written by | Sharman Macdonald |
| Starring | Keira Knightley Sienna Miller Cillian Murphy Matthew Rhys |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Freeman |
| Editing by | Emma E. Hickox |
| Release date(s) |  20 June 2008 (London only) 27 June 2008 (London) November 6, 2008[1] |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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The Edge of Love is a John Maybury film which will star Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys from a script by Sharman Macdonald, Knightley's mother.[2] Originally titled The Best Time of Our Lives, the story concerns the famous Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (played by Rhys), his wife Caitlin MacNamara (played by Miller) and their married friends, the Killicks (played by Knightley and Murphy).
The film will make its world premiere when it opens the Edinburgh Film Festival on 18 June 2008. It will be released in London two days later and more widely in the UK on 27 June 2008.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The story is based loosely on real events and people. During World War II, Vera Phillips (Keira Knightley) runs into her first love, charismatic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys), and their feelings for each other are renewed, despite that Dylan is now married to the spirited Caitlin (Sienna Miller). Despite their rivalry, the two women become friends and the trio have happy times together. When Vera marries soldier William Killick (Cillian Murphy), Dylan becomes jealous at the addition of him to the group, and Caitlin notices. But William is soon deployed abroad, and the remaining trio moves to the Welsh countryside, and Vera's feelings for William intensify. When William comes home from the war, his jealousy explodes and he attacks Dylan.[3]
[edit] Cast
| Principal Cast and Characters | |
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| Keira Knightley | Vera Phillips |
| Cillian Murphy | William Killick |
| Sienna Miller | Caitlin MacNamara |
| Matthew Rhys | Dylan Thomas |
| Lisa Stansfield | Ruth Williams |
| Graham McPherson | Al Bowlly |
| Camilla Rutherford | Nicolette |
| Alastair Mackenzie | Anthony Devas |
| Richard Dillane | Lt Col David Talbot Rice |
| Huw Ceredig | John Patrick |
| Simon Armstrong | Wilfred Hosgood |
| Rachel Essex | Mel |
| Nick Stringer | PC Williams |
| Anthony O'Donnell | Jack Lloyd |
| Rachel Bell | Midwife |
| Anne Lambton | Anita Shenkin |
| Karl Johnson | Dai Fred |
| Richard Clifford | Alistair Graham |
| Bethany Towell | Rowatt 1 month |
| Acacia Pattinson Biggs | |
[edit] Soundtrack
The Edge Of Love soundtrack was supervised by Angelo Badalamenti. It was recorded with the singers Siouxsie and Beth Rowley. Siouxsie stated she performed one song for the soundtrack, as well as Keira Knightley singing three tracks.
[edit] Project history
Filming began in 2007. Lindsay Lohan was attached to star in early 2007, but dropped out in late April 2007.[4]Miller joined the project on 23 April 2007.[5]
When Lohan was attached to star, she revealed to MTV this about the project: "Keira is older than me, but she kind of has a mysterious relationship with my lover and there's somewhat of a lesbian undertone."[6] Screenwriter Macdonald, however, says there is no lesbian storyline.[7]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Release Dates for The Edge of Love, IMDb. Accessed 22 May 2008.
- ^ The Edge of Love (2008), IMDb. Accessed 22 May 2008.
- ^ The Edge of Love], CapitolFilms.com. Accessed 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Best of times? Not for Keira and Lindsay", The Daily Mail, 23 April 2007. Accessed 23 April 2007.
- ^ Nicholl, Katie. "Miller, Not Lohan, Has the Time of Her Lives", Comingsoon.net, 22 April 2007. Accessed 22 April 2007.
- ^ "Lindsay Lohan's lesbian role", Life Style Extra, 16 October 2006. Accessed 16 October 2006.
- ^ Smith, David. "Keira's new scriptwriter is...her mum", The Observer, 29 April 2007. Accessed 29 April 2007.
