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  • The Edge of Love on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Keira Knightley,  Matthew Rhys,  Cillian Murphy
    Director: John Maybury
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Set against a backdrop of London during World War II, THE EDGE OF LOVE tells the story of a love triangle that forms between renowned poet Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys), his young, sultry wife, Cat ( Sienna Miller) and old flame Keira Knightley.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 17,653 members
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  • Love Is The Devil on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Derek Jacobi,  Daniel Craig,  Tilda Swinton
    Director: John Maybury
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    One of the 20th century's greatest painters, Francis Bacon (1909-1992), was at the height of his celebrity during London's swinging '60s. Bacon, however, a fiercely cruel artist suffers from the malady of obsession: his passion for his work is nearly exceeded by his obsession with George Dyer--a ..read more »
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  • Close My Eyes on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Alan Rickman,  Clive Owen,  Saskia Reeves
    Director: Stephen Poliakoff
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A woman, Natalie (Saskia Reeves), becomes re-aquainted with her younger brother, Richard (Clive Owen), from whom she was separated as a child. They meet intermittently for the next few years, until the sister gets married to Sinclair (Alan Rickman), a wealthy businessman. Once married, the siblings ..read more »
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  • Wittgenstein to Watch Now (1993)
    Starring: Tilda Swinton,  Karl Johnson,  Clancy Chassay
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 75 minutes
    Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once stated that philosophy ought to be written as if it were poetry, and a poetic intensity typified his life and his work. No wonder, then, that a creative talent such as Derek Jarman should respond with such characteristic energy to a commission from Channel 4 for ..read more »
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  • Love is the Devil to Watch Now
    Starring: Derek Jacobi,  Daniel Craig,  Tilda Swinton
    Director: John Maybury
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
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    Run time: 86 minutes
    John Maybury's searing portrait of the English painter Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi) at the height of his fame in the 1960s is one of the nastiest and most truthful portraits of the artist-as-monster ever filmed. It tells the story of the colossally self-absorbed painter and his self-destructive ..read more »
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Karl Johnson facts

5 most recent films

I Know You Know - 3 stars
The Edge of Love - 3.0 stars
Edge of Love, The - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
Four Last Songs - 3.0 stars
Rome - Complete Second Series - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Rome - Series 1-2 - Complete - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
Rome - Complete Second Series - 4.5 stars
Wittgenstein - 3.0 stars
Love Is The Devil - 3.0 stars
Close My Eyes - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

I Know You Know - 3 stars
Four Last Songs - 3.0 stars
Edge of Love, The - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
The Tempest - 2.5 stars
The Edge of Love - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Polly Walker - 17 times - show films
Indira Varma - 17 times - show films
David Bamber - 17 times - show films
James Purefoy - 17 times - show films
Ray Stevenson - 17 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Apted - 17 times - show films
Allen Coulter - 17 times - show films
Julian Farino - 11 times - show films
Timothy Van Patten - 6 times - show films
John Maybury - 4 times - show films