Independent, black and white drama about Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, focusing on a week in his life as he prepares...
Independent, black and white drama about Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, focusing on a week in his life as he prepares for a series of performed readings in the US. Elijah Wood plays American poet and critic John Malcolm Brinnin, while Celyn Jones is Thomas. Features an original score by Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals.
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Where to watch Set Fire to the Stars
58 %43 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
39 %283 reviewsAudience score rating
"Think My Week With Marilyn but with Dylan Thomas and shot in luscious black and white and you've got some measure of Andy Goddard's debut feature."
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Total Film
Total Film"This ambitious low-budget Welsh drama never quite finds a way to make its emotional drama matter much to the audience."
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Time Out
Time Out"Goddard makes atmospheric use of black-and-white cinematography and 1950s settings, but aside from one scene of drunken confession by the fireside in a Connecticut cabin, the story fails to engage."
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The Times
The Times"It's a good-looking film, shot expressively in black-and-white, but in some ways it's like a sketch for a stage play."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Not exactly a revelation, but a novel take on the biopic format."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"There are solid turns from the leads but the drama never quite catches ablaze in the way you'd think the fiery Thomas would have wanted."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineSet Fire to the Stars | Details
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Drama, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- UK
