Cast
- Ben Whishaw as John Keats.
Keats was one of the key figures in the second generation of the Romantic movement despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death. During his lifetime his poems were not generally well received by critics and at age 25 he died believing he was a failure. However, his reputation grew and he held significant posthumous influence on many later poets. - Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne.
Like the real life Fanny Brawne, Fanny in the film is a fiery and fashionable eighteen-year-old who spends her time creating dresses, hats, and various other garments. She is also something of a flirt and enjoys going to balls, inspiring jealousy in Keats. Though the real life Fanny Brawne went on to marry and have children, she never parted with Keats' love letters. - Paul Schneider as Charles Armitage Brown, Keats' best friend.
- Kerry Fox as Fanny's mother, a widow.
- Thomas Sangster as Samuel Brawne, Fanny's brother.
- Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Abigail O'Donaghue Brown, housemaid and mother of Charles Brown's child.
- Claudie Blakley as Mrs Dilke
- Jonathan Aris as Leigh Hunt
- Samuel Barnett as Joseph Severn
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