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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 · Film · 111 min
Directed by Will Sharpe
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.
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I don't know how a UK medium such as the BBC forgot to mention the now well-known Louis Wain (an English artist) [1][2]. I share the same surname with him but am not related. My uncle, an antiquarian, gave me an original postcard from him. Before that, I discovered him in a low-quality encyclopedia at a girlfriend's house, in an entry on schizophrenia [3].
[1] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Wain
[2] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10687506/
[3] https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Louis-Wain-Pictures-of-cats-and-their-changes-with-disease-progression_fig2_346211366
There's a movie with Benedict Cumberbatch playing Wain. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021). Not my favorite movie, but maybe someone here might like it.
Singer Nick Cave on Wain and his involvement in the film
https://www.theredhandfiles.com/i-just-saw-the-electrical-life-of-louis-wain/
I saw the movie the other day, it's extremely well done. Highly recommended.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10687506/