Screenplay:
Peter BowkerComposer:
Daniel PembertonCast:
Samuel Barnett, Sam Crane, Tom Hollander, Amy Manson, Mark Heap, Phil Davis, Poppy Lee Friar, Aidan Turner, Rafe Spall, Zoë Tapper, Richenda Carey, Maimie McCoy (more)Plots(1)
With a glossy look and a driving contemporary soundtrack, Desperate Romantics is a character-driven romp through the alleyways, studios, brothels and chop-houses of 19th century London. In 1851, London is in the throes of the industrial revolution. But among the dirty red bricks and smoke stacks are four young, thrill-seeking artists - steadfast William Holman Hunt (Rafe Spall), naive John Millais (Samuel Barnett), mischievous Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Aidan Turner) and budding journalist Fred Walters (Sam Crane) - otherwise known as the Brotherhood. Their quest for artistic immortality takes them into some of the lewdest, darkest and funniest corners of the city. Joining them is sassy, sexy model Lizzie Siddal (Amy Manson, Being Human, Casualty). But is she risking it all with this dangerous bunch? (official distributor synopsis)
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