The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
Coming Out at October 21, 2021 in theaters and November 5 on Amazon Prime
Biography, Drama, History
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is biography drama history film directed by Will Sharpe, and written by Simon Stephenson & Will Sharpe. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Jamie Demetriou, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Hayley Squires and Stacy Martin. The film primiered at September 2, 2021 on Telluride Film Festival.
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public’s perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, we follow the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as he seeks to unlock the “electrical” mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson (Claire Foy).
►Director: Will Sharpe
►Writers: Simon Stephenson, Will Sharpe
►Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Jamie Demetriou, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Hayley Squires, Stacy Martin
►Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch | ► | Louis Wain |
Claire Foy | ► | Emily Richardson-Wain |
Jamie Demetriou | ► | Woodville Jr |
Andrea Riseborough | ► | Caroline Wain |
Toby Jones | ► | |
Hayley Squires | ► | |
Stacy Martin | ► | |
Julian Barratt | ► | |
Sharon Rooney | ► | |
Aimee Lou Wood | ► | Claire |
Taika Waititi | ► | |
Sophia Di Martino | ► | Judith |
Olivia Colman | ► | Narrator (voice) |
Adeel Akhtar | ► | |
Olivier Richters | ► | Journeyman Boxer |
Kiki May | ► | Paper Girl |
Asim Chaudhry | ► | |
Dorothy Atkinson | ► | Mrs. DuFrayne |
Nick Cave | ► | H.G. Wells |
Crystal Clarke | ► | Alicia |
Daniel Rigby | ► | Bendigo |
Alfredo Tavares | ► | Restaurant Customer |
Alistair Green | ► | Gravedigger |
Anya McKenna-Bruce | ► | Young Marie |
Indica Watson | ► | Young Felicie Wain |
Jimmy Winch | ► | Young Louis Wain |
Stewart Scudamore | ► | Dr. Quantock |
Sarah-Jane De Crespigny | ► | Cat person |
Conny Stadler | ► | |
Ashley Hudson | ► | Clumsy kissing waiter |