In the trailer, we see a witty, wry, world-weary Will finding his footing in retirement.
Here, the answer is definitively Shakespeare, a glovemaker turned poet from a country town.
For Branagh, that very paradox unlocked his understanding of the character.
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It’s this bundle of contradictions that Branagh believes accounts for Shakespeare’s brilliance.
Branagh says that was essential for tapping into the ordinariness of Shakespeare’s life.
to the monumental (how did his only son, Hamnet, die?
But it’s the not knowing that keeps Branagh coming back to the Bard again and again.
“I do enjoy the mystery of it,” he says.
“I enjoy the elusiveness of Shakespeare in the work itself.
Some people find it frustrating.
It’s like holding a fish.
you’ve got the option to’t ever quite capture what Shakespeare is.”
All Is Truewill play a one-week engagement at Los Angeles' Laemmle Monica Film Center beginning Dec. 21.
A wider release date is still to be announced.
Watch the exclusive trailer above.
