Anonymous
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds... who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare?
1974, Montreal, Québec, Canada
1981, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
1963
1981
1973, Haldensleben, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany
August 23, 1977 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany
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
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.
June 30, 2013
The director offers up an unfocused but intriguing alternate look at William Shakespeare.
October 29, 2011
John Orloff's screenplay could have used a rewrite by de Vere -- or whomever.
February 11, 2013
Roland Emmerich takes a questionable literary controversy and deftly forms it into an Elizabethan political drama in the Shakespeare-themed 'Anonymous'.
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.
December 29, 2012
Bad history beautifully done.
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.
March 04, 2014
...it's ultimately clear that Emmerich should stick to the larger-than-life, blockbuster fare with which he's become associated.
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.
