Directed by Will Sharpe,
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain tells the true story of
Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), a British artist who became known
for his psychedelic portraits of cats. Claire Foy plays the love of
Wain's life, Emily Richardson.
The stacked cast also includes
Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Sharon Rooney, Aimee Lou Wood, Hayley Squires, Stacy Martin, Phoebe Nicholls, Adeel
Akhtar, Asim Chaudhry, Richard Ayoade, Julian Barratt, Sophia di
Martino, Taika Waititi
and Nick Cave. Narration is provided by Olivia Colman.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is in UK/ROI cinemas in
2022.
Check out the first clip below.
The official synopsis reads:
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, we follow the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as he seeks to unlock the "electrical" mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson (Claire Foy).