Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, "Anonymous" speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work 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 literature. "Anonymous" poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.
Genres:
Drama
Release Date:
October 28th, 2011 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some violence and sexual content.
Distributors:
Columbia Pictures
Actors:
Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere
Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth
Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
David Thewlis as William Cecil
Xavier Samuel as Henry Wriothesley
Sebastian Armesto as Ben Jonson
Rafe Spall as William Shakespeare
Edward Hogg as Robert Cecil
Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Oxford
Derek Jacobi as Prologue
Directors:
Roland Emmerich
Writers:
John Orloff
Producers:
Larry J. Franco
Roland Emmerich
Robert Leger
No comments:
Post a Comment