Chloé Zhao's adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel is an elemental, transformative study of love, loss and the healing power of art. Jessie Buckley’s mesmerising performance as Agnes Shakespeare won her BAFTA and Oscar awards. After falling deeply in love, impoverished tutor of Latin William Shakespeare and free-spirited Agnes raise a family. As Will pursues a budding theatre career in far-away London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple face a heartbreaking time which transforms their lives forever. Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, The Rider) brings a rawness and honesty to this intimate, devastating reckoning with grief. “A literal revelation” Washington Post.
UK/USA 2025 125 mins Dir: Chloé Zhao
Tuesday 28th April