‘The Edge of Love’, a period drama starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys, is very much a family affair.
Telling the story of legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, played by Matthew, and his relationships with his wife Caitlin MacNamara and former sweetheart Vera Phillips, played by Sienna and Keira respectively, ‘The Edge of Love’ was written by Keira’s mother Sharman Macdonald, and has the blessing of most of Thomas’ family.
In fact, the film’s producer, Rebekah Gilbertson, has more than just a tenuous link with the Thomas’ clan as she is the granddaughter of Vera Phillips, who became Vera Killick when she married soldier William Killick.
“From a girl of about eight or nine-years-old I’d known about my grandmother’s relationship with Dylan Thomas - they had grown up together,” Rebekah said. “I thought that this was fantastic material for a film so that’s how it started. Sharman Macdonald actually created the details about the relationship between Caitlin and Vera, formed a partnership and it continued from there.
“When I saw the film, I felt it really captured with the spirit of those four friends. Whether what happened was true or not it was the spirit of their friendship and I’m very proud of that.”
The movie also had the support of Thomas’ daughter Aeronwy, who also had a small cameo in the film, which was subsequently cut.
However, Matthew - who had the unenviable task of portraying Thomas’ drinking and womanising on the big screen - said Aeronwy’s help in relating to Thomas was vitally appreciated.
Telling the story of legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, played by Matthew, and his relationships with his wife Caitlin MacNamara and former sweetheart Vera Phillips, played by Sienna and Keira respectively, ‘The Edge of Love’ was written by Keira’s mother Sharman Macdonald, and has the blessing of most of Thomas’ family.
In fact, the film’s producer, Rebekah Gilbertson, has more than just a tenuous link with the Thomas’ clan as she is the granddaughter of Vera Phillips, who became Vera Killick when she married soldier William Killick.
“From a girl of about eight or nine-years-old I’d known about my grandmother’s relationship with Dylan Thomas - they had grown up together,” Rebekah said. “I thought that this was fantastic material for a film so that’s how it started. Sharman Macdonald actually created the details about the relationship between Caitlin and Vera, formed a partnership and it continued from there.
“When I saw the film, I felt it really captured with the spirit of those four friends. Whether what happened was true or not it was the spirit of their friendship and I’m very proud of that.”
The movie also had the support of Thomas’ daughter Aeronwy, who also had a small cameo in the film, which was subsequently cut.
However, Matthew - who had the unenviable task of portraying Thomas’ drinking and womanising on the big screen - said Aeronwy’s help in relating to Thomas was vitally appreciated.
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