The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Show Date: October 16, 2022 12:00 am

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Show Date: October 16, 2022 12:00 am

 

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.

Narrated by Olivia Colman, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain tells the story of the Victorian-era artist whose widely published drawings of anthropomorphised cats transformed them from mysterious to irresistible and in turn supports his widowed mother and five younger sisters.

His skilled and speedy portraiture impresses, but his often stormy view of the world, and those in, it keeps him from engaging much with society. That is, until he hires a kind, curious governess for his youngest sisters, Emily Richardson (Claire Foy), who illuminates his life in a way even he’d never imagined.

Love blooms across the class divide — albeit to the chagrin of Louis’s stern sister Caroline (Andrea Riseborough), second oldest and second in command.

  • Released: January 1, 2022
  • Genre(s): Drama, Romance
  • Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes
  • Language: English
6.8

IMDb

70%

Rotten Tomatoes

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