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Anonymous (2011)

Anonymous (2011)
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Director Roland Emmerich takes a break from his long string of big-budget disaster films with Anonymous, a historical drama that suggests Shakespeare was a fraud. Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans) is an aristocrat who yearns to write poetry and plays, but due to social and political constraints, he is forced to use a front for his political-minded works because they subtly encourage Queen Elizabeth to alter her plan for succession in a way that is in direct opposition to her most-trusted political advisers. When drunken, illiterate, fame-hungry actor William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) passes off the plays as his own, de Vere finds his man, but eventually he is blackmailed when the morally dubious thespian wants more and more. Anonymous screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, (more)
Director(s):
Roland Emmerich
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
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Director Roland Emmerich takes a break from his long string of big-budget disaster films with Anonymous, a historical drama that suggests Shakespeare was a fraud. Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans) is an aristocrat who yearns to write poetry and plays, but due to social and political constraints, he is forced to use a front for his political-minded works because they subtly encourage Queen Elizabeth to alter her plan for succession in a way that is in direct opposition to her most-trusted political advisers. When drunken, illiterate, fame-hungry actor William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) passes off the plays as his own, de Vere finds his man, but eventually he is blackmailed when the morally dubious thespian wants more and more. Anonymous screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
130 mins

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Director(s):
Roland Emmerich
Writer(s):
John Orloff
Producer(s):
Robert Leger, Roland Emmerich, Larry Franco
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Violence, Sexual Situations)
Categories:
Foreign, Drama
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    Megan E.

    Overall, film was well-done and well-acted. I appreciated that it started out and ended in the modern theatre. While I don't agree with the film's hypothesis, I do appreciate the theory. Worth watching!

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    Danielle S.

    Interesting spin on Shakespear. Slow at first and difficult to follow but it picks up and has a good all around ending. Very nice priod sets and costumes and good acting. Definightly worth watching if your a period film fan.

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    S S.

    Didn't want to like this because of the slur on W.S. - but there is so much more to this movie. After being to so many of the places in this movie, they brought to the screen the first truly believable reality of the daily life in the time of the story. it is so full of drama and intrigue, i hardly looked away and will watch it again, Still don't believe the slurs on not only Will, but others, but it made a good story. Oh yeah, and LOVED Joely Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave as young and older QE1 - ULTIMATE CASTING !!! VERY CLEVER!!!

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