A forthcoming film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, is reviving the reputation of a popular illustrator known for depictions of cats that captivated Victorian ...

Rated PG-13. At Landmark Kendall Square and on Amazon. Here is a cat film almost fine enough to make us forget “Cats.” Based on the true story of Louis Wain, a turn of the 20th century artist and ...

Cats should be eternally grateful to the artist Louis Wain. Before the popularisation of his feline illustrations, which clothed them, humoured them and embroiled them in human mischiefs – brawling, ...

Benedict Cumberbatch fans are in for a treat this weekend with The Electrical Light of Louis Wain, a new biographical film that began streaming on Amazon Prime today. Directed by Will Sharpe, with a ...

pen, ink, watercolour, gouache and pencil on wove paper on Artist's prepared board Private Collection, UK by 1915 and by family descent to the current owner. For the Love of Cats: Works by Louis Wain ...

Cats and electricity obsessed Louis Wain (1860-1939). Painting felines made him famous. The images, relentlessly anthropomorphic, are very odd. As portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Electrical ...

Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch star in Will Sharpe's 'The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain.' Even if audiences aren’t familiar with the artist Louis Wain, chances are they have seen his distinctive ...

For a movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch and an array of perfectly-groomed, fluffy kittens, “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” is an unexpectedly tiresome ride. Directed by Will Sharpe, the film is ...

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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain follows the life of the eccentric artist who was best known for drawing cats, Louis Wain, played by Benedict Cumberbatch. The film, directed by Will Sharpe and ...

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