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Anonymous
This is the case that sparked a big debate in Elizabethan's political hole in England. There seem to be many mysterious things that we do not know and which have been an issue that has fascinated academics and great minds for centuries. It may be very strange when you know that the issue is related to questions about who is the author of plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
24 April 1971
1981, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
3 March 1968, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
29 December 1963, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
1977
1962, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1973, Haldensleben, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
26 January 1979, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK
September 18, 2012
It may be one of the signs of the apocalypse, but thanks to a well-written screenplay, spot-on performances, and a fantastic production design, Emmerich has finally made a great film.
October 28, 2011
This is irresistible as self-knowing camp: the players ham it up in high fashion and the script crams at least one lurid revelation into every scene.
October 28, 2011
Knowing that non-Masterpiece Theater audiences will grow fidgety over this sort of thing, Emmerich and Orloff throw in plenty of sword-fighting, bear-baiting, and bodice-ripping.
September 28, 2012
Don't let the fact that it's different - or unadulterated bullshit of the highest order - put you off a story that, in truth, is more interesting than it is wholly entertaining or accurate.
February 11, 2013
Roland Emmerich takes a questionable literary controversy and deftly forms it into an Elizabethan political drama in the Shakespeare-themed 'Anonymous'.
June 30, 2013
The director offers up an unfocused but intriguing alternate look at William Shakespeare.
October 30, 2011
File this one in the category of entertaining historical fiction. There are facts here, but one must possess more than a passing familiarity with history to be able to spot them.
December 29, 2012
Bad history beautifully done.
October 29, 2011
John Orloff's screenplay could have used a rewrite by de Vere -- or whomever.
October 28, 2011
The digitally wrought period settings are simply gorgeous.
November 04, 2011
Will Shakespeare, whose words shine on, bright and brave, Is turning o'er with laughter in his grave.
March 04, 2014
...it's ultimately clear that Emmerich should stick to the larger-than-life, blockbuster fare with which he's become associated.