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All Is True (2018)
All Is True (2018)
2018 | Biography, Drama, History
Shakespeare bio-pic just about scrapes a 6 despite all the talent involved. William Shakespeare retires to the country, does some gardening, worries about the position of his family, dies (come on, that's not really a spoiler). Main problem is that, as a thing about Shakespeare written by Ben Elton, it seems terrified of being confused with that other thing about Shakespeare written by Ben Elton (the sitcom), and the result is a slow, earnest film with long, static takes and not much in the way of incident.

Like most fiction actually about Shakespeare, it focuses on the one incident in his life with any kind of dramatic potential, namely the death of his son, but the details surrounding this are embroidered to the point where it's arguably taking liberties with the truth. The fact remains that Shakespeare's plays are much more interesting stories than his life was. Decent performances from all concerned, but some of the actors are honestly much too old for the parts they've been cast in (Ian McKellen's character was nearly ten years younger than Shakespeare, not twenty years older).
  
    Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

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    Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been...

    As You Like It

    As You Like It

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    As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and...

    Othello

    Othello

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    Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on...

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

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    Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young...

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The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
Dante | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics
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"Right alongside Shakespeare, Dante’s work explores and highlights enduring universal truths related to the human condition as well as any writer I know of."

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