Pandaemonium

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Pandaemonium

PG-13

2000

2h 4m

Drama

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The friendly collaboration of poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roache) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah) ultimately turns to betrayal during the French Revolution.

Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Sandi Chaitram

BBC.com

Successfully gets to the heart of the obsessions that drive great writers -- and will have you dusting down your old school copy of the 'Lyrical Ballads'!

Rated: 4/5

Sep 17, 2001

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Goes a long way toward capturing the compelling delirium of opium among a crowd of freethinking British iconoclasts.

Rated: B+

Jul 23, 2001

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2005

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Tom Grealis

RTÉ (Ireland)

It's probably somewhat ironic that 'Pandaemonium' would have been far more appealing if its central characters were hoi-polloi poetic wannabes.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 13, 2003

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 3/5

Sep 22, 2002

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If you like classic poetry then it should appeal, but it's more art-house than storyline.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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A fanciful and atmospheric fantasy based loosely on the lives of Coleridge and Wordsworth - there's more than a hint of Schafer's Amadeus in this tale of tortured artists and jealousy. Great cast, beautifully shot and poetry of a kind both new and old as the script dovetails effortlessly with some of England's greatest romantic verse.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

I especially enjoyed Lord Byron mocking Wordsworth

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

What a train wreck. One star for the poetry, and one star for the decent performances by the two female leads (Emily Woof and Samantha Morton).

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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as far as i know the only wordsworth and coleridge movie, which is a crime. the movie is wonderfully acted and absurdly anachronistic. live it. love it. come for the laudanum, stay for the coleridge dance remix.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Den hÃ¤r filmen finns lugnt med pÃ¥ min topp fem-lista. Scenen dÃ¥ Coleridge kommer ur Kubla Khans grotta Ã¤r ofÃ¶rglÃ¶mlig.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Julien Temple

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Linus Roache

Samuel Coleridge

John Hannah

William Wordsworth

Samantha Morton

Sara Coleridge

Emily Woof

Dorothy Wordsworth

Emma Fielding

Mary Wordsworth

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Synopsis

The friendly collaboration of poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roache) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah) ultimately turns to betrayal during the French Revolution.

Director: Julien Temple
Producer: Nick O'Hagan
Screenwriter: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): May 13, 2008
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Surround