All Is True

2018
12A
1h 41m

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6.3/10

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Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen in All Is True (2018)

'All Is True' reveals a dramatic and little known period in the final years of William Shakespeare (Kenneth Branagh). Also stars Judi Dench and Ian McKellen.

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A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

5.6K

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Trivia
In one of his scenes with Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh was supposed to directly cite lines from William Shakespeare's work, but he got it slightly wrong, so Dench started to laugh at the mistake. In retort, Branagh quipped "You can probably finish it!", which she promptly did. All of this was obviously not scripted, but nonetheless kept for the finished film.

Goofs
When talking to the Earl of Southampton, Shakespeare repeatedly addresses him as "Your Grace". When addressing an Earl, the correct form is "My Lord" (only a duke, archbishop or monarch would be addressed as Your Grace). The real William Shakespeare spent enough time around nobility to be well aware of the correct title to use.

Quotes
William Shakespeare: If you want to be a writer, and speak to others and for others, speak first for yourself. Search within. Consider the contents of your own soul. Your humanity. And if you're honest with yourself, then whatever you write, all is true.

Connections
Referenced in OWV Updates: Christmas Eve 2018 Multimedia Update (2018)

Soundtracks
Fear No More
Performed by Abigail Doyle
Music written by Patrick Doyle
Words by William Shakespeare
Published by Patrick Doyle Music Administered by Air-Edel Association L T D

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6/10

Shakespeare's sunset.

A rather melancholy account of Shakespeare's declining years in Stratford, though there are a few more cheerful moments to lighten the gloom. Shakespeare comes home to stay after having been mostly absent in London for the past twenty years, still brooding over the death of his son Hamnet, and is given a moderate welcome by his wife Anne (the ever reliable Judi Dench) and his two daughters. There are some amusing references to the 'second best bed' (which Shakespeare famously left his wife in his will) and a rather unlikely plot about some poetry which may or may not have been written by the long dead Hamnet. Meanwhile his daughters have their own problems. It is all a bit sad and slow, but with some pleasant touches that make it worth watching.