Summary: Kenneth Branagh (actor/director) at The Landmark in West Los Angeles. Moderated by Scott Mantz (Collider). Film synopsis: The year is 1613 and William Shakespeare (actor/director Kenneth Branagh, Henry V, Hamlet) is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife (Judi Dench) and daughters. In so doing, he is ruthlessly forced to examine his own failings as husband and father. His very personal search for the truth uncovers secrets and lies within a family at war. Ian McKellen also stars. Written by Ben Elton.
