'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' is quite a character of a movie

‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ tracks the distinct, challenging, and wonderful life of its titular British artist, played in the film by Benedict Cumberbatch. Wain was an eccentric individual with a vast range of interests, and rose to prominence in Victorian England for his paintings of cats, which delighted the world over. The primary breadwinner of a family which included his mother and five sisters, Louis Wain’s life truly begins to take shape after he hires Emily Richardson (Claire Foy) to be governess to his siblings.