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[catapault]

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain review – a portrait of the artist as a delusional cat lover

Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy star in this affecting biopic of the Victorian painter whose enthusiasms were overtaken by mental illness

www.theguardian.com

He was in love with cats which he drew amusingly, and remember this was before we had memes. With Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. Couldn't be better.

 

[susanm9006]

I think it may be streaming already. Don’t recall which but I think I saw the title on either Netflix or HBO.

 

[catapault]

You are correct, susanm9006

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021,followed by a screening at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival that same month. It began its limited release on 22 October 2021. It was released on Prime Video on 5 November 2021.

 

[susanm9006]

You are correct, susanm9006

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021,followed by a screening at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival that same month. It began its limited release on 22 October 2021. It was released on Prime Video on 5 November 2021.

Prime is probably where saw it then - I had Prime in November.

 

[neely]

Some of his paintings are whimsical and humanlike. How could any cat lover not like his artwork? DH has a print from a magazine that dates back to the 1880's. It shows a group of cats in the snow skiing down a slope.

 

[debbila]

Thank you C catapault . I watched the video and also some others about his art on youtube.

 

[mani]

I've just seen this and looked into the movie. Something whimsical and wonderful is just what I need.

 

[betsygee]

Thanks for posting about this--it looks interesting!