Set Fire to the Stars

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Set Fire to the Stars
Set Fire to the Stars poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Andy Goddard
Written by
  • Andy Goddard
  • Celyn Jones
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChris Seager
Edited byMike Jones
Music by Gruff Rhys
Production
companies
  • Mad As Birds Films
  • Masnomis
Distributed byMunro Film Services
Release dates
  • 23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)(EIFF)
  • 7 November 2014 (2014-11-07)
Running time
97 minutes [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Set Fire to the Stars is a 2014 Welsh 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 was released in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2014.

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Premise

In 1950s New York, Harvard University graduate and aspiring poet John Malcolm Brinnin (Elijah Wood) embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hero, acclaimed Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Celyn Jones).

Cast

Release

Set Fire to the Stars premiered at the 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival. [2]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 58% rating based on 43 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Set Fire to the Stars doesn't quite do justice to its legendary real-life protagonist, but thanks to Celyn Jones' spirited performance, it occasionally comes close." [3] On Metacritic, the film has a 49 out of 100 rating based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [4]

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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 . Fandango Media . Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. "Set Fire to the Stars". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 11 February 2020.