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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is a 2021 biopic about Louis Wain, a British artist known for his drawings and paintings of cats. It was directed by Will Sharpe and produced by Amazon Studios.In Victorian London, eccentric artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch) becomes the primary breadwinner for his family, comprised of his widowed mother and five sisters. He works as a staff illustrator for a London newspaper under the guidance of Sir William Ingram (Toby Jones). To the dismay of his proper sister Caroline (Andrea Riseborough), Louis marries his sisters' governess Emily Richardson (Claire Foy), which causes a scandal among high society.Louis and Emily adopt a kitten, Peter, and treat him as a pet, contrary to how cats were treated as the time. As Emily succumbs to breast cancer, Louis begins selling artwork of cats inspired by Peter. Although his art becomes wildly popular and keeping cats as pets skyrockets across Europe, debt and mental illness continue to plague Louis for the rest of his life.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The film was released on Prime Video on November 5, 2021. | |
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The Cameo: Nick Cave pops by for a minute as H. G. Wells, who delivers an impassioned radio broadcast on behalf of Louis. | |
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Bittersweet Ending: The film ends with Louis losing his mother, two of his sisters, and his patron. The family lives in Perpetual Poverty, and Louis never gets the fortune he so desired. However, fans of his are able to raise funds to transfer him to a good home where he spends his last years in peace, and his legacy of weird art and perceptions of cats lives on. | |
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Chekhov's Gunman: Dan Rider appears at the beginning of the film, receiving a quick sketch of his sister's Pomeranian from Louis on a train. He meets Louis by chance once again decades later near the end of the film, and is shocked to find Louis decaying away in a podunk mental hospital. Mr. Rider then spearheads a campaign to transfer Louis to a better home, where he spends his last years in peace. | |
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