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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

1891 Louis Wain specialin the Illustrated London News!

1891 Louis Wain special
in the Illustrated London News!

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1891
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Louis Wain special in the Illustrated London News!
Duration
7 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:06
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
StudioCanal,Shoebox Films,Film4 Productions,SunnyMarch

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Movie Summary

English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.
Come and get it! Illustrated London News! - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
Come and get it! Illustrated London News!
In the years following, - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:08
In the years following,
Almost without realising, - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:10
Almost without realising,
Your cats have won you many fans, Wain. - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:04
Your cats have won you many fans, Wain.
That’s the cheek - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
That’s the cheek
Oh, we’ve had a telegram from Miss Judith Shenton - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
Oh, we’ve had a telegram from Miss Judith Shenton
They’re having a kind of cat competition - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:04
They’re having a kind of cat competition
It’s so wonderful to meet - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
It’s so wonderful to meet
I’ve heard even gentry are keeping cats as pets now. - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:04
I’ve heard even gentry are keeping cats as pets now.
I’m just astonished at your level of knowledge, I really am. - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:04
I’m just astonished at your level of knowledge, I really am....
Although I must admit, I don’t fully understand your theory - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:06
Although I must admit, I don’t fully understand your theory...
Cats will always prefer to face and walk north, - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
Cats will always prefer to face and walk north,
Their whiskers act as antennae, - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
Their whiskers act as antennae,
The tabby’s markings are defined - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
The tabby’s markings are defined
This particular animal might have had - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:07
This particular animal might have had
-Fascinating. -Electricity. From the head. - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:04
-Fascinating. -Electricity. From the head.
Their features are already changing - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:04
Their features are already changing
Their eyes will become larger, their heads bigger - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:04
Their eyes will become larger, their heads bigger
Eventually, they will stand on their own hind legs - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:05
Eventually, they will stand on their own hind legs
Well, Mr Wain, thanks to you, - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 00:10
Well, Mr Wain, thanks to you,