Die wundersame Welt des Louis Wain

Originaltitel: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021
12
1 Std. 51 Min.

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6,8/10

21.492

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy in Die wundersame Welt des Louis Wain (2021)

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, we follow the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as he seeks to unlock the "electrical" mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson (Claire Foy).

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Der englische Künstler Louis Wain wird Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts durch seine surrealen Katzenbilder bekannt.Der englische Künstler Louis Wain wird Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts durch seine surrealen Katzenbilder bekannt.Der englische Künstler Louis Wain wird Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts durch seine surrealen Katzenbilder bekannt.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,8/10

21.492

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 4 Gewinne & 7 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The sound of a Theremin can be heard prominently in the soundtrack. Although rarely used these days due to its association with old horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, in the 1920s, the Theremin was considered a revolutionary and new musical instrument and representative of the dawn of the age of electricity. This is in keeping with Louis Wain's view of electricity being the future of life.

Patzer
It is not true to say, as the film claims, that before Louis Wain cats were not kept as pets in Britain. Many famous people were open about having cats as pets throughout the 19th century and before. Notably Edward Lear, Emily Brontë, Horace Walpole, Florence Nightingale, Robert Southey and Queen Victoria to name but a few.

Zitate
Louis Wain: You make the world beautiful and warm and kind. I just wanted to say thank you for that before it's too late.
Emily Richardson-Wain: I don't make the world beautiful, Louis. The world is beautiful, and you've helped me to see that, too. Just remember - however hard things get, however much you feel like you're struggling, the world is full of beauty. And it's up to you to capture it, Louis. To look and to share it with as many people as you can. You are a prism through which that beam of life refracts.

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Featured in The Graham Norton Show: New Year's Eve Show (2021)

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9/10

Incredibly eccentric drama

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is an incredible drama that's funny, extremely emotional and eccentric almost to a fault. A film that's closer to a true heartbreaking tragedy, despite all it's stylish quirks.

Benedict Cumberbatch adds another terrific lead performance to his already impressive career with a tragic yet loveable character. He also has superb chemistry with Claire Foy, who is great and essential to the emotional core of the film.

Will Sharpe's direction is fantastic, consistently beautiful in its imagery and effortlessly stylish. The music by Arthur Sharpe is amazing, matching the films tone perfectly by being both painful and inspirational.