Hallelujah!!!! This film is absolutely gorgeous, I saw it twice. Once when it was first released last December for Oscar consideration in NY and LA, and again when it was re-released for its general release in May, with a Branagh Q & A.
It's only getting a DVD release in many other markets, like the UK, and I was terrified that would be the case here too.
Super excited to see it's coming to BD!!!!
The photography is exquisite in this film, lots of scenes set in historic homes lit only by candlelight, and also beautiful views of the English countryside.
The film itself is a brilliantly imagined portrait of Shakespeare's later years. I will offer a tiny bit of caution though, it helps a lot to know at least the basics of his life and those times, the film is very much made for Shakespeare buffs, it's not like Shakespeare in Love, aimed at a mass audience, it assumes a fair amount of knowledge. If you have that, however, I can almost guarantee you'll love it, as I did!
