Anonymous (2011) 'You are the soul of the age'

Ben Jonson speaks to Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, who is represented in the film as the true voice of Shakespeare.

[@31051247]

10 years have passed, yet I still come remember those scenes

[@ConcreteSurfer420]

God this film is so underrated!!!!!!!

[@saa82vik]

I first watched this movie on a 747 from Amsterdam to Huston. 3 Times. Over. Still moving 10 years on.

[@disdainforplebs3020]

The emotion in this scene is absolutely captivating, marvellous acting.

[@hiddenfromhistory100]

genius doesn't come from aristocracy but from suffering

[@isaactuifao4722]

This part gets me every fricken time.

[@giovannipaisiello289]

Why?

[@victoryehud]

I can't believe it took me so many years to watch this movie. I only found out about it this year. I've read Hamlet more times than I've read the words on my ID.

[@ConcreteSurfer420]

"Out of all my accomplishments in the NHL, the one I am most proud of was being acknowledged and accepted by my peers.." - Wayne Gretzky

[@jq6884]

Love this movie!!

[@lindacarter8351]

My biggest inspiration

[@sonofculloden2]

Brilliant scene - de Vere had to have written the works of Shakespeare. Low born Will didn’t have the knowledge.

[@markhughes7927]

I find the constant emotionalism of these late productions of a once O O O so fine tradition - completely bolloxy. The expressions of a high art are constantly finely turned and sere or raw in their expression. Do you honestly think this scene would represent a moment in a man’s life who wrote what he did? ‘You’ve never told me what you think of my plays….’ angling for vain gratification through platitudes? It is a howling shame that Isaac Newton appeared to oust the general presence of Plato from English culture who until that point was revered. Plato’s shadow falls easily over the great calculator, synthesiser, and inventor. He needs ‘embracing’ again - kiss kiss kiss hug - o dear - …………..just to make thought straight again and give it vim and verve. (Haven’t read him for years!)

[@Polpiv4tifish]

Edward de Vere? Nuts. I think all believers of this nonsense just can't bring themselves to admit that a shoemaker's son had the intellectual power to produce these works.

[@Dykthemonkey]

Theory of not, this movie is not very good. Rhys Evans is great, but everyone else...

[@jsiebelink3889]

I agree, I have little respect for the anti-Stratfordians.

[@yevgenydevine]

1. Shakespeare hasn't produced these works. 2. Theory or not, this movie is very good.

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

I tend to be a Stratfordian but damn, Ifans is perfect as De Vere and the film is an excellent literary fairy tale.

[@jeremyzak654]

@@yevgenydevine No, it's pretty ridiculous. The fact that they had William Shakespeare kill Christopher Marlow gives testament to how ridiculous this movie was.