Thursday, February 25, 2010

Look What Came in the Mail Today...

After watching the movie Bright Star, based on a portion of Keats's life, I decided to treat myself to both the soundtrack and a book of his letters to Fanny. *sigh* They arrived today, together. In fact, I'm listening to the soundtrack right now, as I type this.

Here's a sampling of it. What's utterly unique about this is that the soundtrack contains fragments of actual Keats poetry/letters, or lines from the movie (as read by the actor). Random question: Why does EVERYTHING sound better, wrapped inside a British accent? *sigh again*.

By the way, I feel the same way about these wonderful movie tie-ins as I did about Emma Thompson's personal diary of her experience with Sense & Sensibility (which I HIGHLY recommend. That woman is the epitome of wit. Such a fun diary to read!).

Just wanted to share my movie-related "finds" with all of you. May your day be filled with little bits of poetry. Keats, or otherwise...

3 comments:

  1. This sounds great. How did you like the movie?

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  2. LOVED the movie. (I posted the trailer in the "Ode to Keats" entry a couple of days ago - it'll give you an even better idea of what the movie's like). I highly recommend it. Beautifully-filmed and well-acted. A movie that really stays with you long after you see it...*sigh* again, lol.

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  3. Haven't seen the movie but would like to!

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