A waste of shame the mystery of Shakespeare and his sonnets

Folger bibliographic ID: 245339
Folger call number: DVD 186
Folger holdings ID: 312054

Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature. At the center of this masterpiece lies a mystery that has endured for centuries. Who is the young man and the dark lady?

General notes

DVD, widescreen Title from container Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture

Cast

Rupert Graves, Indira Varma, Tom Sturridge, Anna Chancellor, Zöe Wanamaker

Credits

Music, Kevin Sargent; editor, Anne Sopel; photography, Tim Palmer

Item information about Folger DVD 186

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Extended title: A waste of shame the mystery of Shakespeare and his sonnets / written by William Boyd ; produced by Chrissy Skinns ; directed by John McKay ; a co-production, BBC, the Open University

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Boyd, William, 1952-
associated with: Skinns, Chrissy
associated with: Graves, Rupert, 1963-
associated with: Varma, Indira
associated with: Sturridge, Tom
associated with: Chancellor, Anna
associated with: Wanamaker, Zoë, 1949-
associated with: McKay, John, 1965-
associated with: Open University
associated with: British Broadcasting Corporation
associated with: BFS Video (Firm)