Set Fire to the Stars

Set Fire to the Stars
Directed by	Andy Goddard
Produced by	Andy Evans Andrew Riach Elijah Wood
Written by	Andy Goddard Celyn Jones
Starring	Elijah Wood Celyn Jones Kelly Reilly Steven Mackintosh Shirley Henderson Kevin Eldon
Music by	Gruff Rhys
Cinematography	Chris Seager
Edited by	Mike Jones
Production companies	Mad As Birds Films Masnomis
Distributed by	Munro Film Services
Release dates	23 June 2014 (EIFF) 7 November 2014
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Set Fire to the Stars is a 2014 British semi-biographical drama film directed by Andy Goddard in his directorial debut. Co-written by Goddard and Celyn Jones, the film stars Elijah Wood as poet John M. Brinnin and Jones as Dylan Thomas with supporting roles by Kelly Reilly, Steven Mackintosh, Shirley Henderson, and Kevin Eldon. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2014.

Plot

In 1950 New York, Harvard graduate and aspiring poet John M. Brinnin (Elijah Wood) embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hero, acclaimed Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Celyn Jones).

Cast

Director Andy Goddard, actrees Maimie Mccoy, actor Celyn Jones, and producer Andy Evans at the 2015 Miami International Film Festival presentation of the film

• Elijah Wood as John M. Brinnin
• Celyn Jones as Dylan Thomas
• Kelly Reilly as Caitlin Thomas (née Macnamara)
• Steven Mackintosh as Jack
• Shirley Henderson as Shirley
• Kevin Eldon as Stanley
• Steve Spiers
• Maimie McCoy as Rosie
• Richard Brake as Mr. Unlucky
• Andrew Bicknell
• Kate Drew
• Ken Drury
• Nicola Duffett
• Adam Gillen

Release

The film premiered at the 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival.^[2]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. It currently holds a 52% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews. The consensus states: "Set Fire to the Stars doesn't quite do justice to its legendary real-life protagonist, but thanks to Celyn Jones' spirited performance, it occasionally comes close."^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a 48 out of 100 rating based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[4]

References

1. "SET FIRE TO THE STARS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
2. "'Set Fire to the Stars' Review: Pleasant Bio Misses Dylan Thomas' Rage". Variety. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
3. "Set Fire to the Stars". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
4. "Set Fire to the Stars". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

• Set Fire to the Stars at the Internet Movie Database
• Set Fire to the Stars at Box Office Mojo
• Set Fire to the Stars at Rotten Tomatoes
• Set Fire to the Stars at Metacriticat