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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021
Biographical dramaComedy-drama
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is a 2021 biographical comedy-drama film about the life of Louis Wain. It was directed by Will Sharpe, with a story by Simon Stephenson and screenplay written by Stephenson and Sharpe. The film features Benedict Cumberbatch as the eccentric artist Louis Wain, alongside Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, and Toby Jones. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain premiered at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, followed by a limited release on 22 October 2021. It appeared in the United States on Prime Video on 5 November 2021, and was released in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2022 by StudioCanal.
Cast
- Benedict CumberbatchLouis Wain
- Jimmy Winchyoung Louis Wain
- Claire FoyEmily Richardson-Wain
- Andrea RiseboroughCaroline Wain
- Toby Jones[[Sir William Ingram
- Sharon RooneyJosephine Wain
- Aimee Lou WoodClaire Wain
- Cassia McCarthyyoung Claire Wain
- Hayley SquiresMarie Wain
- Anya McKenna-Bruceyoung Marie Wain
- Stacy MartinFelicie Wain
- Indica Watsonyoung Felicie Wain
- Phoebe NichollsMrs. Wain
- Adeel AkhtarDan Rider
- Julian BarrattDr. Elphick
- Dorothy AtkinsonMrs. DuFrayne
- Sophia Di MartinoJudith
- Daniel RigbyBendigo
- Olivier RichtersJourneyman Boxer
- Olivia ColmanThe Narrator
- Asim ChaudhryHerbert Railton
- Taika WaititiMax Kase
- Nick Cave[[H
- Richard AyoadeHenry Wood
- Jamie DemetriouRichard Caton Woodville Jr.
Crew
- Director
- Will Sharpe
- Screenplay
- Simon Stephenson, Will Sharpe
- Story
- Simon Stephenson
- Producer
- Adam Ackland, Ed Clarke, Leah Clarke
- Cinematography
- Erik Wilson
- Editing
- Selina Macarthur
- Music
- Arthur Sharpe
Details
- Production
- Film4, Shoebox Films, StudioCanal, SunnyMarch
- Distributor
- Amazon Studios, StudioCanal (France/United Kingdom)
