Set Fire to the Stars (2014)
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An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
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The result is wintry and melancholy, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” or “Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night” in tone. And because of that, it’s a trifle duller than the man himself surely must have been.
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Slant Magazine
At least it doesn't make the biopic mistake of attempting to check off every moment of a man's life over the course of a few hours' worth of running time.
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Visually striking, meticulously rendered, a tiny bit pretentious, and emotionally inscrutable.
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A harrowing but tedious chronicle of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’ time in America in the 1950s.
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Andy Goddard’s feature debut is shot stylishly in black and white, but deals in themes that feel equally retro.
