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2021·111 min·Released

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Drama
History
Comedy

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

6.9(536 votes)

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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain - Official Trailer | Prime Video

Cast & Crew

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Louis Wain

Claire Foy

Claire Foy

Emily Wain

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Caroline Wain

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Sir William Ingram

Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney

Josephine Wain

Aimee Lou Wood

Aimee Lou Wood

Claire Wain

Hayley Squires

Hayley Squires

Marie Wain

Stacy Martin

Stacy Martin

Felicie Wain

Phoebe Nicholls

Phoebe Nicholls

Mrs Wain

Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

Dan Rider

Asim Chaudhry

Asim Chaudhry

Herbert Railton

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Max Kase

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Giovanni

Written on 12/9/2021

**Full Analysis at SpotaMovie.com** - **Intro** - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is inspiring and offers us important lessons to learn for our lives. It's elegant, poetic and romantic. A must-watch. - **The Story** - The movie tells us the true story of the eccentric artist Louis Wain. We are in the early 1900s, and Wain is a gifted man who can paint and draw so quickly to leave us surprised by his genius.Louis’s mind is full of ideas and thoughts, moving from music to his research to patent some theories about the mysterious role of electricity in the world. And it’s not because it can power bulbs, but because it can connect us to something else we can’t even think and therefore explain. But Louis needs to provide for his five sisters and their new governess Emily Richardson. So, how will Louis handle his passions and ideas, facing the daily routine and the deadline of the bills that challenge his family? And what Wain is going to learn and teach us? The electricity is not the only explanation strong textbecause interesting and unexpected characters will inspire and support him. It’s an incredible story of geniality and challenges. - Movie Explanation at https://www.spotamovie.com/the-electrical-life-of-louis-wain-movie-review/

r96sk

Written on 1/14/2022

Flew by, did <em>'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'</em>. It's a well paced film that holds solid emotion to it, while it's nicely acted by the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy. I dig the costumes/set designs too. It also gets bonus points for cats, because... cats. It's not a perfect film, for example the humour is quite off, but it's definitely an interesting watch. I knew nothing about Louis Wain beforehand but that didn't hamper my enjoyment, fwiw. Cumberbatch is very good as the main man, he brings across all the quirkiness and necessary emotion of Wain. Foy supports strongly, I loved her in <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown_(TV_series)">The Crown</a>'</em> so I'm happy to see more of her. Speaking of that television show, her successor on it, Olivia Colman, is also involved; as narrator. Andrea Riseborough also stood out to me, while I note the appearances of Toby Jones, Adeel Akhtar (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(British_TV_series)#:~:text=Adeel%20Akhtar%20as%20Wilson%20Wilson">Wilson Wilson</a>, to me!) and, unexpectedly, Taika Waititi. I almost gave this 3½*, but I think 3* is about right. Good film.

Media

Taika Waititi and Will Sharpe Q&A - THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Taika Waititi and Will Sharpe Q&A - THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy and Will Sharpe on new film 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'

Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy and Will Sharpe on new film 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN | Featurette - The Making Of | STUDIOCANAL International

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN | Featurette - The Making Of | STUDIOCANAL International

Electrical Life Louis Wain | Interview with Dir. Will Sharpe

Electrical Life Louis Wain | Interview with Dir. Will Sharpe

Who was Louis Wain? | Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy and more | THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Who was Louis Wain? | Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy and more | THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Cat Facts with Claire Foy | THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Cat Facts with Claire Foy | THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN