Branagh
Branagh is a surname of Irish origin, most associated with Kenneth Branagh, the British actor and filmmaker known for Shakespeare adaptations and blockbuster films.
The name occasionally appears as shorthand for his distinctive style of theatrical direction: It's very Branagh—all dramatic angles and soliloquies.
Male given name
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- Henry VMedieval English king
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
- BelfastNorthern Ireland's capital
Academy Award · British · theater · Poirot · Much Ado About Nothing · Othello · thespian · soliloquy
One who makes movies
- auteurDirector with total control
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- castingShaping through liquid form
production · Cinderella · Thor · Artemis Fowl · blockbuster · studio · camera · screenplay
Unstressed-stressed pattern, five feet
- verseMetered poetic passage
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- Royal Shakespeare CompanyBritish classical theater ensemble
Stratford · Globe · Elizabethan · soliloquy · folio · adaptation · King Henry · Iago
Kenneth
Male given name
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- Henry VMedieval English king
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
Belfast · Academy Award · British · theater · Poirot · Much Ado About Nothing · Othello · thespian · soliloquy · knighthood
filmmaker
One who makes movies
- auteurDirector with total control
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
casting · production · Cinderella · Thor · Artemis Fowl · blockbuster · studio · camera · screenplay · remake
iambic pentameter
Unstressed-stressed pattern, five feet
Royal Shakespeare Company · Stratford · Globe · Elizabethan · soliloquy · folio · adaptation · King Henry · Iago · classical
BranaghBaz Luhrmann
BranaghMichael Caine
Marlon Brando · Gary Oldman · Daniel Day-Lewis · Tom Hardy · Robert De Niro