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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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- Kenneth Branagh
- 2019-02-08
May 10, 2019 · A film about the last years of Shakespeare's life, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Judi Dench as his wife Anne. The film explores his neuroses, his garden, his son Hamnet, his rivalry with the Earl of Southampton, and his women. A subdued performance by Branagh, with a surprise appearance by Sir Ian McKellen as the Earl of Southampton.
- 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...
Rated: B+ • Aug 15, 2021. The year is 1613, and Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground ...
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- Kenneth Branagh
- PG-13
- Kenneth Branagh
Dec 22, 2018 · Review. All Is True review – Kenneth Branagh and Ben Elton's poignant Bard biopic. Judi Dench and Ian McKellen offer solid support in a story of Shakespeare’s home life that tiptoes between...
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- Peter Bradshaw
A sumptuous film about grappling with joy and sorrow. Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Aug 15, 2021. Robin Holabird KUNR (Reno, NV) Dench joins Branagh and McKellen in solidifying the genius of...
