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All is not true but lots is good in the Shakespeare movie now showing in Wellington. In *All is True*, Ben Elton’s script combines, happily to this viewer, the little that's known of historical Shakespeare with some thoughtful fantasising. Slow burning at the start, the film takes a while to establish Kenneth Branagh as a credible Shakespeare persona. No attempts are made to try and suggest 16th/early 17th century speech sounds. This approach works most of the time, although sometimes, when coupled with 21st century attitudes, any illusion of reality drops away. As when Kathrny Wilder comes centre stage as the bard’s stroppy teenage daughter Judith. Wilder and Judi Dench as Anne Hathaway construct wonderful strong female characters but their confident outspoken feminism is hard to credit in a mainly rural society emerging from the Middle Ages. Solid performances are turned in by all the actors but, for my money, Ian McKellen steals the show. Revelling in his casting as the Earl of Southhampton, McKellen brings class to the movie, in more ways than one. . . full at: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/05/11/all-is-true/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
