Touched with Fire (film)

Touched with Fire is a 2015 American drama film directed and written by Paul Dalio and starring Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Christine Lahti, Griffin Dunne and Bruce Altman. The film is about two bipolar poets who meet in a psychiatric hospital and fall in love. The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Roadside Attractions. It 'draws' on the book of the same name by Kay Redfield Jamison, and the book features in the plot.^[2]

Touched with Fire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Dalio
Written by	Paul Dalio
Produced by	Jeremy Alter, p.g.a. Kristina Nikolova, p.g.a. Jason Sokoloff
Starring	Katie Holmes Luke Kirby Christine Lahti Griffin Dunne Bruce Altman
Cinematography	Alexander Stanishev Kristina Nikolova
Edited by	Paul Dalio Lee Percy
Music by	Paul Dalio
Production company	40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Distributed by	Roadside Attractions
Release dates	March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15) (SXSW) February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12) (United States)
Running time	110 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$146,487[1]

Cast

• Katie Holmes as Carla
• Luke Kirby as Marco
• Christine Lahti as Sara
• Griffin Dunne as George
• Bruce Altman as Donald
• Alex Manette as Eddy
• Edward Gelbinovich as Nick Quadri
• Daniel Gerroll as Dr. Lyon
• Genevieve Adams as Susan
• Rob Leo Roy as Gary
• Joseph Adams as Dr. Bailey
• Kay Redfield Jamison as herself

Production

The filming began on April 10, 2013, in New York City.^[3]

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015.^[4] Roadside Attractions acquired the US distribution rights to the film on May 19, 2015.^[5] The film was released on February 12, 2016, by Roadside Attractions.^[1]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 6.06/10.^[6]