The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love is a 2008 British biographical romantic drama film directed by John Maybury and starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, and Matthew Rhys. The script was written by Knightley's mother, Sharman Macdonald. Originally titled The Best Time of Our Lives, the fictional story concerns Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (played by Rhys), his wife Caitlin Macnamara (played by Miller) and their married friends, the Killicks (played by Knightley and Murphy). The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 18, 2008, and was released in the UK theatres two days later to mostly unfavorable critical reviews.
Plot
During the London Blitz, nightclub singer Vera Phillips runs into her first love, charismatic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Although Dylan is now married to Caitlin Macnamara, with whom he has a son, he and Vera rekindle feelings for one another. The two women, initially rivals, become best friends. Drinking heavily in wartime London, the three come to get along.
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| author | Sharman Macdonald |
|---|---|
| director | John Maybury |
| editor | Emma E. Hickox |
| genre | drama historical romance |
| keywords | army officer arrest best friend blitz british army claim drink dylan thomas even fail first love german invasion german invasion of greece greco-italian war inebriate london blitz married morning nightclub singer scar struggle |
| musicBy | Angelo Badalamenti |
| producer | Sarah Radclyffe |
| productionCompany | BBC Films |
| publisher | British Board of Film Classification Capitol Films Lionsgate UK |
| theme | biographical biographical drama romantic drama |