Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy star in this purrr-fect portrait of the famous 19th Century cat painter.
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).
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“DELIGHTFULLY ODD….The man responsible for some of Victorian England’s most beloved feline paintings led rather an interesting life.”
– VARIETY
“Makes witty, poignant work of the story of English painter Wain, who specialized in exaggerated cartoons of wide-eyed felines from the late 1800s.”
– DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD
“Cumberbatch excels once again at breathing life into a sorrowful genius.”
– GLOBE & MAIL
