Rent A Poet in New York (2014)
3.4 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 15min
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- Synopsis:
- A life filled with passion, fame and the harsh realities of addiction is the story behind Dylan Thomas. Beautifully portrayed by Tom Hollander, Thomas was one of the most renowned poets the world has ever seen. He created some of the most memorable lines in the English language. His brilliance, wit, popularity and electrifying tours made him a much loved celebrity in the US. But his failing marriage, heightened fame and wild, hard-drinking lifestyle led to his untimely death in 1953 at the young age of just 39.
- Actors:
- Tom Hollander, Phoebe Fox, Ewen Bremner, Celt Llewelyn Jones, Jamie Ballard, Demetri Goritsas, Samantha Coughlan, Naomi Everson, Jason May, Essie Davis, Robert Blythe, Sharon Morgan, Nansi Rhys Adams, Robbie Lester, Morfydd Clark, Lucinda O'Donnell, Gruffydd Weston, Wanda Opalinska, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Celyn Jones
- Directors:
- Aisling Walsh
- Producers:
- Ruth Caleb
- Writers:
- Andrew Davies
- Studio:
- IMC Vision
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (1) of A Poet in New York
Dylan Thomas reincarnate - A Poet in New York review by NR
The last months of Dylan Thomas's troubled life, and his early death in 1953 in New York, provide good material for a biopic, but to be wholly convincing it needs someone who looks and sounds just like the drunken poet. (Recordings exist of his readings.) Tom Hollander fulfils this role perfectly. He not only talks like Dylan Thomas - who had a distinctive matured-in-the-barrel voice which suited his often melodramatic delivery - he manages to look remarkably like Thomas. (Hollander apparently put on two stone to resemble the corpulent poet.) Infuriating, amusing, exhausting and finally very sad, Hollander reincarnates Dylan Thomas in an astonishing performance. All the supporting actors are very good too. Well worth watching even if Thomas is not one of your favourite poets. If he is, you are in for a treat
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