Highly-Acclaimed Screen Writer Andrew Davies, along with Director Aisling Walsh, brought to life the celebrated career of one of the most brilliant poet of our time into a TV movie drama, according to Internet Movie Database.
This famous poet-writer is no other than Dylan Marlais Thomas, born in Oct.14, 1914 in Wales. Commemorating the centenary of the birth of this highly-acclaimed poet, this TV movie "A Poet in New York" was commissioned by BBC America as one of its Dramaville's specials.
Kudos for BBC America for producing a TV movie that dramatizes the intriguing life of the most renown poet of our time. Portrayed by Tom Hollander, this TV movie, premiering in the fall of 2014, this drama depicts the passion of the man along his fame that was ruined by the harsh realities of his addition.
Variety disclosed that "A Poet in New York" drama special describes the demons that haunted this celebrity until his untimely death at the tender age of 39. Sad to say, his stardom was caught short by his wild, hard-drinking lifestyle along with his stormy marriage.
BBC America illustrated, in the drama movie, that the poet's brilliance and his widely-successful tours made him a much-loved celebrity in the U.S. Nevertheless, actor Tom Hollander brilliantly depicted the wild-party life style and the failing marriage that led to the downfall of this revered man.
Actor Tom Hollander, as he inhabited the character of Dylan Thomas, has to add weight in order to approximate his appearance. Mr. Hollander has to act out meticulously the rock-star-like treatment of the poet's innumerable fans. The drama movie itself focuses on the last few weeks of the stellar life of this renowned celebrity along with selected memorable episodes of his career.
His drinking addiction led to his enduring reputation for filthy behavior. His trail blazing life as a celebrity brought him to his early grave but his poetic legacy is still being adored by his legion of fans all over the world, BBC America so reported.
Dylan Thomas, may be smiling in his grave for the honor that the "A Poet In New York" TV movie is showering him.
