Set Fire To The Stars

Reckon My Week With Marilyn but with Dylan Thomas and shot in luscious black and white and you’ve got some measure of Andy Goddard’s debut feature. Elijah Wood leads the cast as wallflower academic John M. Brinnin, who’s enthralled by the juvenile, offhand behaviour of iconic poet Thomas (the brilliant Celyn Jones) as the pair go on a reading tour across America.

Their strained relationship and shared torment compel throughout, complemented by Goddard’s deft management and Terrible-tempered Rhys score that mixes jazz and chamber composition to ace effect.