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Sarah Ellen Polley OC (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker, political activist and retired actress. She first garnered attention as a child actress for her role as Ramona Quimby in the television series Ramona, based on Beverly Cleary's books. This subsequently led to her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). She has starred in many feature films, including The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Guinevere (1999), Go (1999), The Weight of Water (2000), No Such Thing (2001), My Life Without Me (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Splice (2009), and Mr. Nobody (2009). Polley made her feature film directorial debut with Away from Her (2006), for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Director and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Polley's second film, Take This Waltz (2011), premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by her first documentary film, Stories We Tell (2012). She also wrote the miniseries Alias Grace, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. In 2022, Polley wrote and directed the film Women Talking, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sarah Polley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Set against the backdrop of early 19th-century England, "A Poet's Revolution" chronicles the tumultuous life of Percy Bysshe Shelley, a man whose unyielding spirit and radical ideas challenge the status quo. The film opens with a glimpse into Shelley’s privileged upbringing, juxtaposed with his burgeoning belief in social justice, personal freedom, and the power of the human spirit. As a young student at Oxford, Shelley faces expulsion for his controversial pamphlet advocating atheism. This sets him on a path of rebellion, ultimately leading him to the revolutionary circles of the Romantic poets. The narrative intertwines his passionate love affair with Mary Godwin, who would become Mary Shelley, and their struggles as they navigate the harsh realities of loss, betrayal, and societal rejection. Through vivid imagery and breathtaking poetry, the film captures Shelley's friendships with fellow poets like Lord Byron and John Keats, portraying the intellectual camaraderie and rivalries that fueled their artistic expressions. As Shelley’s ideals lead him to become an outspoken advocate for political change, his works, including "Ozymandias" and "Prometheus Unbound," challenge tyranny and resonate with the fight for freedom.
