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A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A mystery in Shakespeare's sonnets is explored.
In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature - and at the center of this masterpiece lies a mystery that has endured for centuries. What are the identities of “the young man” and “the dark lady” to whom all but two of the sonnets allude? This moving performance brings to life the gritty reality of Shakespeare’s England, bits of the Bard’s plays and poems, and the consummate poet and dramatist himself as it exposes these personages unseen but so keenly felt in Shakespeare’s sonnets and in his life. Rupert Graves, Tom Sturridge, Indira Varma, Anna Chancellor, and Zoë Wanamaker star. Contains mature themes and explicit language. Some content may be objectionable. Produced by the Open University.
Cast
- Rupert Graves as William Shakespeare
- Tom Sturridge as William Herbert
- Indira Varma as Lucie "The dark lady"
- Zoë Wanamaker as Countess of Pembroke
- Anna Chancellor as Anne Hathaway
- Andrew Tiernan as Ben Jonson
- Nicky Henson as John Shakespeare
- Alan Williams as George Wilkin
- Nicholas Rowe as Richard Burbage
- Tom Hiddleston as John Hall
- Tom Mison as Young Blood
- Christopher Fairbank as Physician
Details
- Director
- John McKay
- Released
- November 22, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie, History
- Studio
- BBC
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.0 / 10 from 10 votes
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