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Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

2023 · 1 season

A warm, intelligent documentary that brings a distant era to life through passionate reflections from great actors.

Created by
Julian Jones
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Juliet Stevenson, Daniel Boyarsky, Jessie Buckley
Overview
Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Julian Jones
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Juliet Stevenson, Daniel Boyarsky, Jessie Buckley
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Created by
Julian Jones
Starring
Juliet Stevenson, Daniel Boyarsky, Jessie Buckley, Brian Cox, Martin Freeman, Judi Dench, Lolita Chakrabarti, Gordon Brown
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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