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Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England John Cominsky Black Jersey , ‘Anonymous’ speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English load Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue Kendall Sheffield Black Jersey , illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

Genre(s): Drama Run Time: 130min. Theatrical Release Date: 10282011 Status: In Theaters Distributor(s): Sony Director(s): Roland Emmerich Starring: Ed Hogg , Vanessa Redgrave , Joely Richardson , David Thewlis Kaleb McGary Black Jersey , Xavier Samuel Themes: Writer’s Life Tone: Atmospheric,Talky Keywords: play [drama],playwright,politics Country of Origin: USA (10-28-2011) Language: English

Anonymous Movie ctor Roland Emmerich鈥檚 historical fiction takes on the theory that another man wrote the plays of William Shakespeare. Watch the movie trailer for Anonymous Download, starring Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave. A political drama about who actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I Chris Lindstrom Black Jersey , and the Essex Rebellion against through several flashes in time, the film primarily takes place in London around the years from 1598 to 1603 with brief flashes back in time 30 years earlier, when De Vere (played at a young age by Jamie Campbell Bower) was taken in as ward of Queen Elizabeth I following his father’s death and was subsequently educated by Sir William Cecil (David Thewlis). Cecil saw in Edward an opportunity and had hopes of grooming a king, but Edward’s love of writing finds him out of favor. Yet, with continued hope in his plan Takkarist McKinley Black Jersey , Cecil still marries him off to his daughter Anne.


Edward posing as Shakespeare comes about several years later as he hopes to thwart the Cecils’ plan to seat King James as the future King of England following Elizabeth’s reign. He sees power in the playhouse and decides his words will be enough to move the people to stand up for themselves, but doing it under his own name would be suicide. Therefore he seeks out playwright Ben Jonson (Sebastian Armesto) to take up the task of representing the plays as his own, but after confiding in William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall), Jonson decides he cannot do it, an opportunity Shakespeare jumps on following a rousing performance of “Henry V” credited to Anonymous and the crowd begins demanding to know the author. Shakespeare takes the stage and the rest is鈥?history?


The greatest aspect of Anonymous is the conspiracy at its core and the way it’s presented. In matters of the heart and politics Calvin Ridley Black Jersey , I found it fascinating. There are enough questions with regard to Shakespeare that a conspiracy can be levied, and even if you entirely disagree in any such conspiracies I think Anonymous offers a fascinating “what if?”


The performances are, for the most part, top notch with Rhys Ifans standing tall as the Earl of Oxford with a commanding, elegant and dominating performance. Redgrave offers a uniquely fragile look at Queen Elizabeth Julio Jones Black Jersey , following in the footsteps of recent portrayals by Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) and the Oscar winning turn by Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love). I also like the decision to cast Redgrave’s actual daughter, Joely Richardson, to play a younger version of the actress and Edward Hogg adeptly slithers through scenes as the hunchbacked and loathsome Robert Cecil.


I did have problems with some of the shortcuts that were taken, such as a scene where Edward is shuffling through his many plays, setting aside “Macbeth Deion Sanders Black Jersey ,” “Twelfth Night,” etc. before settling on “Romeo and Juliet.” Maybe it’s just me, but I didn’t like the idea he just had these masterworks sitting around waiting to be handed off to whomever came by and when he needed to he could just scribble out “Richard III” in a matter of minutes.


There’s also little emphasis placed on why Edward was choosing each play as he handed them off. Sometimes it was obvious, particularly with “Richard III”, but I still have a hard time figuring out why he would choose “Romeo and Juliet” outside of the possibility he simply believed it was a great play that would improve Shakespeare’s public awareness and therefore create greater attention to his later works. Unfortunately Qadree Ollison Falcons Jersey , none of that is really addressed. I like when a filmmaker leaves things for the audience to piece together, but this felt like an overlooked piece of the story.