Tuesday, 21 March 2017

5 Films to celebrate World Poetry Day

1. Bright Star (2009) Sad but beautiful telling of the last years of John Keats, made me enjoy poetry.
2. Il Postino: The Postman (1994) Resplendent beauty, an Italian postmen falls in love with poetry and a local lady.
3. Howl (2010) Allen Ginsberg's famous poem is animated and his obscenity trial dramatised.
4. Barfly (1987) The exploits of Charles Bukowski played by a fit Mickey Rourke.
5. Before Night Falls (2000) The life of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, some excellent actors appear.

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