Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch on favourite moments from The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain set

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    Claire Foy
    British actress

Claire Foy and Benedict Cumberbatch sat down with Cosmopolitan UK to kick off another episode of our video series, Up Close, and they opened up about their acting roles as Louis and Emily in The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain, and the best bit about working on the film.

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