Poet John Keats disliked “his mean and thrifty ... author of the 2004 bestseller “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.” “For a long time, most intellectuals saw him as a spokesman for ...

The main characters are John Keats (Ben Whishaw), Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish), and Keats' best friend, Charles Brown (Paul Schneider). The film was written and directed by Jane Campion.

CANNES, FranceCANNES, France — Jane Campion figured the best way to get modern audiences to love John Keats was to present ... soul mate in the eyes of Keats (Ben Whishaw).