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The Edge of Love

The Edge of Love

Drama, Romance, Biography, War

John Maybury

Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Rhys

2008

United Kingdom

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Completed

English

110 minutes

2025-03-02 16:40:29

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This film (drama)Also known asThe Edge of Love,is aUnited KingdomProducerwomen sex,At2008Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish,Current Douban rating6.9(For reference only)。
Vera Phillips (played by Keira Knightley) and Caitlin Thomas (played by Sienna Miller) build a deep friendship through their love for the genius poet Dylan Thomas (played by Matthew Rhys). On one hand, Vera is Thomas's childhood friend and first love, but ends up marrying officer William Killick (played by Cillian Murphy) due to Thomas's inability to commit. During William's deployment, she uses his military allowance to maintain Thomas's extravagant lifestyle. On the other hand, Caitlin is Thomas’s devoted wife, who, despite being repeatedly hurt by his infidelities, continues to love him deeply. Vera, Caitlin, and Thomas maintain their perplexing ambiguous relationship during the turbulent times of war, until William returns from the front and hears rumors about Vera and Thomas, leading him to point a gun at Thomas in a fit of rage…. The film is adapted from the life story of the brilliant Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. It won the Best Costume Design award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards.