Went to see An Education last night which, incidentally, was very good but what got me really excited was seeing the full trailer for Bright Star on the big screen. It is longer than earlier trailers, with a bit more humour and I can hardly contain my excitement as it finally comes out on Friday.
It reminded me of lovely hour I spent last week while on holiday. I was laying in a hammock on a hot afternoon, partially shaded by the branches of a grapefruit tree watching the odd cloud cross the sky and the occasional plane while listening to Ben Whishaw recite Keats poems on my iPod. It was one of those perfect moments I'll always remember. I'm sure Keats would have approved.
Here's the trailer, sadly with the US voice over which wasn't on the version of saw last night, and one of the poems...