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Recommended The Edge of Love

John Maybury, 2008

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Rick Burin finds The Edge of Love an enjoyable study of complex human relationships.

 

Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys) is in London and in a rut, consigned to writing scripts for wartime propaganda films rather than penning verse. He’s riddled with neuroses and frequently drunk – not the best companion for his temperamental wife and their young child. Then tube station vocalist and childhood love Vera (Keira Knightley) walks back into his life. This intriguing premise is fleshed out with an exploration of the relationship that develops between wife and would-be mistress and a second plot strand concerning Vera’s affair with British soldier Cillian Murphy. Director John Maybury uses sound particularly well in the film, conveying the characters’ disorientation as they face war, heartbreak and mental disintegration. Ironically though, the film is at its best when matching Thomas’s poetry to images of wartime Britain, calling to mind Our Country and the other propaganda films Thomas abhorred, if The Edge of Love is to be believed.

Rick Burin on 7th October 2008

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  • Looking over the Edge of Love: Interviews with cast & crew
  • Audio commentary with director John Maybury and actor Matthew Rhys
  • Deleted scenes
  • Trailer.
Film Details

Director

John Maybury

Year

2008

Country

UK

Cast

Matthew Rhys, Cillian Murphy, Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller

Technical Details

Certificate

15

Length

106 mins

Label

LGATE

Format

DVD Colour

Region

2

Aspect

1.85:1 widescreen

Cat No

LGD94045

Main Language

English

Subtitles

English HOH

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