Emilia (2021)
For every Eve
Emilia took our wooden ‘O’ by storm in late 2018, celebrating women’s voices the world over through the story of a trailblazing, forgotten woman, Emilia Bassano. 400 years ago, Emilia wanted her voice to be heard. In 1611 she penned the words to her ‘Vertuous Reader’ as part of a volume of radical, feminist and subversive poetry. Yet the little we know now of Emilia is restricted to the possibility that she may have been the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s Sonnets – and the rest of her story has been erased by history. Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s acclaimed play revealed the life of Emilia: writer, wife, lover, mother, muse.
Director: Nicole Charles
Runtime: 140 min
Release Date: March 1, 2021
Cast
- Saffron Coomber - Emilia 1
- Adelle Leonce - Emilia 2
- Clare Perkins - Emilia 3
- Charity Wakefield - William Shakespeare/Drunk Man 2/Valentine Simmes/River Woman
- Nadia Albina - Lady Katherine Howard/Desdemona/River Woman
- Jackie Clune - Lord Thomas Howard/Hester/Lady Helena
- Carolyn Pickles - Lord Henry Carey/Judith/Priest
- Jenni Maitland - Countess of Kent/Mary/Man at the Globe 1
- Anna Andresen - Lady Mary Sidney/Margaret Johnson/Eve
- Sarah Seggari - Lady Cordelia/Flora
Screenplay
- Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Author)
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Nicole Charles
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Emilia about?
- Emilia took our wooden ‘O’ by storm in late 2018, celebrating women’s voices the world over through the story of a trailblazing, forgotten woman, Emilia Bassano. 400 years ago, Emilia wanted her voice to be heard. In 1611 she penned the words to her ‘Vertuous Reader’ as part of a volume of radical, feminist and subversive poetry. Yet the little we know now of Emilia is restricted to the possibility that she may have been the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s Sonnets – and the rest of her story has been erased by history. Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s acclaimed play revealed the life of Emilia: writer, wife, lover, mother, muse.
- Who directed Emilia?
- Emilia was directed by Nicole Charles.
- Who stars in Emilia?
- Emilia stars Saffron Coomber, Adelle Leonce, Clare Perkins, Charity Wakefield, Nadia Albina, Jackie Clune.
- How long is Emilia?
- Emilia has a runtime of 2h 20m (140 minutes).