Set Fire to the Stars

Set Fire to the Stars
Directed by Andy Goddard
Produced by Andy Evans
Andrew Riach
Elijah Wood
Executive:
Steve Clark-Hall
Simon Laub
Samuel Potter
Written by Andy Goddard
Celyn Jones
Starring Elijah Wood
Celyn Jones
Kelly Reilly
Steven Mackintosh
Shirley Henderson
Kevin Eldon
Music by Gruff Rhys
Cinematography Chris Seager
Edited by Mike Jones
Production
company
Mad As Birds Films
Masnomis
Distributed by Munro Film Services
Release dates
  • 23 June 2014 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
  • 7 November 2014
Running time
 97 minutes[1]
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Set Fire to the Stars is a 2014 British semi-biographical drama film directed by Andy Goddard in his directorial debut. Co-written by Goddard and Celyn Jones, the film stars Elijah Wood as poet John M. Brinnin and Jones as Dylan Thomas with supporting roles by Kelly Reilly, Steven Mackintosh, Shirley Henderson, and Kevin Eldon. The film is set to be released in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2014.

Plot

In 1950 New York, Harvard graduate and aspiring poet John M. Brinnin embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hero, acclaimed Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival.[2]

Reception

Early reviews have been mixed; the film currently holds a 50% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "SET FIRE TO THE STARS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Set Fire to the Stars' Review: Pleasant Bio Misses Dylan Thomas' Rage". Variety. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Set Fire to the Stars". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

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