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Kenneth Branagh. Actor: Henry V. Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family escaped The Troubles ...
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- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Feb 8, 2019 · All Is True: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Nonso Anozie. A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Kenneth Branagh
- 2019-02-08
- True: Shakespeare’s Daughter Was Accused of adultery.
- Likely True: Shakespeare Had No Schooling Beyond Age 14.
- True: 3000 Attendees Could Fit Into The Globe For One Performance.
- True: Shakespeare Wrote Thomas Quiney Out of His Will.
- Unlikely: Shakespeare’s Family Recited His Verse at His Funeral.
- Uncertain: Shakespeare’s Offspring Wrote Poetry.
- Uncertain: Hamnet Shakespeare Died of The Plague.
The film depicts a man named John Lane accusing Shakespeare’s eldest child, Susanna Hall, of adultery. That really happened, and the real-life Susanna Hall sued Lane in 1613 for slanderously saying that she had cheated on her husband with local man Ralph Smith. As for whether Susanna Hall really did have an extramarital relationship with these men,...
When a fanboy approaches Will with some eager questions, he says, “They say you left school at 14.” The line may be a bit misleading: Shakespeare did not quitschool as a student would today if he "left school" at age 14. But it is true that boys in Shakespeare’s time completed grammar school at around age 14. They then could begin apprenticeships. ...
In an elaborate, impressive clapback directed at Thomas Lucy, a local politician who repeatedly insults Will, the celebrated playwright cites his many responsibilities in London, then says he somehow “found time to write down the pretty thoughts you mentioned.” It’s true that Shakespeare was both a businessman and poet. His status as a shareholder ...
The film depicts the retired playwright adding his son-in-law-to-be, Thomas Quiney, to his will in anticipation of Quiney's marriage to Will's youngest daughter, Judith. A couple of months later, Shakespeare amends his will again after it’s revealed that Quiney fathered a child by another woman before marrying Judith. This may have really happened....
At what appears to be Will’s funeral, Anne, Judith, and Susanna (all with varying levels of literacy) read aloud the words of a dirge sung for the supposedly dead Imogen in Cymbeline. “Fear no more the heat o’ th’ sun,” they quote, “Thou thy worldly task hast done … All lovers young, all lovers must / Consign to thee and come to dust.” The words ar...
In All Is True, when Will voices grief for his son who had died 17 years prior, he often references Hamnet’s apparent talent as a poet. “He showed such promise, Anne,” Will cries. Branagh’s film imagines that Hamnet wrote poems full of wit and mischief. Then Judith drops the revelation that she actually crafted the poems, dictating them to her twin...
The other revelation that stuns Will in All Is Trueis about Hamnet’s death. Will looks at the record noting young Hamnet’s death and becomes suspicious about whether his only son really died of the plague. He confronts Anne and Judith, pointing out the small number of deaths in Stratford in the summer of 1596, saying that the plague strikes with “a...
Kenneth Branagh. Actor: Henry V. Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family escaped The Troubles by moving to Reading, Berkshire, England. At 23 ...
- December 10, 1960
Kenneth Branagh. Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh ( / ˈbrænə / BRAN-ə; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Berkshire, Branagh trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and served as its president from 2015 to 2024.
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Oct 22, 2021 · When Kenneth Branagh burst onto the film scene in 1989 with his adaptation of William Shakespeare's Henry V, many saw him as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier, who also made his ...
Oct 27, 2021 · Kenneth Branagh photographed for Variety Magazine in London on September 29, 2021 by Nadav Kander Nadav Kander for Variety. “It was the most fun of all the jobs I’ve ever done, and that stems ...
