@branassance.bsky.social
Opinionated account dedicated to Kenneth Branagh (& his past and present collaborators). Feminist, antiracist, body-positive, LGTBI+ ally, leftist. She/Her.
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“With its varying perspectives, 'Atonement' is an intensely thoughtful, humanist drama that is somehow even more emotionally resonant than one might expect," @kimbermyers.bsky.social writes. buff.ly/DRBEYoj
Review: Atonement — Crooked Marquee
This complex, compassionate drama features a trio of strong performances from Boyd Holbrook, Kenneth Branagh, and Hiam Abbass.
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October 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
“With its varying perspectives, 'Atonement' is an intensely thoughtful, humanist drama that is somehow even more emotionally resonant than one might expect," @kimbermyers.bsky.social writes. buff.ly/DRBEYoj
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Watched my first Henrik Ibsen play tonight. Known as one of the originators of 'realist' theater, Ibsen surveys middle-class life realistically through a lens of moral analysis. Dame Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh star. ★★★★ #Theater #Plays #Ibsen #Film #Drama
Ghosts - Judi Dench - Kenneth Branagh - Michael Gambon - Ibsen - Multiple Subtitles - 1987 - 4K
YouTube video by Shakespeare Network
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October 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Critics are raving about ATONEMENT, with Glenn Kenny of the New York Times praising the incredible performances of Kenneth Branagh, Boyd Holbrook, and Hiam Abbass. Now playing in select theaters: knlor.com/atonement
October 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Critics are raving about ATONEMENT, with Glenn Kenny of the New York Times praising the incredible performances of Kenneth Branagh, Boyd Holbrook, and Hiam Abbass. Now playing in select theaters: knlor.com/atonement
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Me at the end of GHOSTS, when Mrs. Alving (Judi Dench) is cradling her now-vegetative son Oswald (Kenneth Branagh) who finally succumbs to the syphilis he was cursed with since childhood by his philandering late father. Mrs Alving has to decide to euthanise him or not like he asked before succumbing
September 30, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Me at the end of GHOSTS, when Mrs. Alving (Judi Dench) is cradling her now-vegetative son Oswald (Kenneth Branagh) who finally succumbs to the syphilis he was cursed with since childhood by his philandering late father. Mrs Alving has to decide to euthanise him or not like he asked before succumbing
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★★★★ "A powerful human drama about the often elusive nature of forgiveness." – Next Best Picture
From Oscar® nominee Reed Van Dyk, ATONEMENT starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh opens exclusively in theaters starting October 2: knlor.com/atonement
From Oscar® nominee Reed Van Dyk, ATONEMENT starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh opens exclusively in theaters starting October 2: knlor.com/atonement
September 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
★★★★ "A powerful human drama about the often elusive nature of forgiveness." – Next Best Picture
From Oscar® nominee Reed Van Dyk, ATONEMENT starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh opens exclusively in theaters starting October 2: knlor.com/atonement
From Oscar® nominee Reed Van Dyk, ATONEMENT starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh opens exclusively in theaters starting October 2: knlor.com/atonement
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Sólo me hacía falta ver a Kenneth Branagh hablando con su elocuencia exquisita y su ingenio entre ataques de risa en Hot Ones para renovar mi enamoramiento eterno 😍
September 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Sólo me hacía falta ver a Kenneth Branagh hablando con su elocuencia exquisita y su ingenio entre ataques de risa en Hot Ones para renovar mi enamoramiento eterno 😍
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Peter Sarsgaard Joins Kenneth Branagh In Scottish Highland Drama #Laird - Deadline
Peter Sarsgaard Joins Kenneth Branagh In Scottish Highland Drama 'Laird'
Two-time Emmy nominee Peter Sarsgaard is set to star alongside Kenneth Branagh in Laird, Paramount+'s upcoming Scottish Highland drama
deadline.com
September 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Peter Sarsgaard Joins Kenneth Branagh In Scottish Highland Drama #Laird - Deadline
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In one week, see this Indiewire Critic's Pick: "Intimate and psychologically astute... This is a war film less ordinary."
Starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, ATONEMENT opens in select theaters October 2: knlor.com/atonement
Starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, ATONEMENT opens in select theaters October 2: knlor.com/atonement
September 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
In one week, see this Indiewire Critic's Pick: "Intimate and psychologically astute... This is a war film less ordinary."
Starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, ATONEMENT opens in select theaters October 2: knlor.com/atonement
Starring Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh, ATONEMENT opens in select theaters October 2: knlor.com/atonement
I want to watch this so badly... Please bring it to Europe!
Critics are raving about ATONEMENT, with Collider calling it “one of the best films of 2026" and Screen Rant naming it the “Best Movie of TIFF."
From Oscar® nominee Reed Van Dyk and starring Boyd Holbrook, Kenneth Branagh, and Hiam Abbass, see it in theaters October 2: knlor.com/atonement
From Oscar® nominee Reed Van Dyk and starring Boyd Holbrook, Kenneth Branagh, and Hiam Abbass, see it in theaters October 2: knlor.com/atonement
September 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I want to watch this so badly... Please bring it to Europe!
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The Reynolds/Branagh Hot Ones is a delight, especially if you want to see a Shakespearean titan doing a weirdly great riff about Lucozade and collapsing into hysterical giggles
September 22, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The Reynolds/Branagh Hot Ones is a delight, especially if you want to see a Shakespearean titan doing a weirdly great riff about Lucozade and collapsing into hysterical giggles
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Love looking at a filming location . This one on Denburn for “The Laird” made by Paramount. Kenneth Branagh stars and according to security chap was “in town “ #aberdeen
September 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Love looking at a filming location . This one on Denburn for “The Laird” made by Paramount. Kenneth Branagh stars and according to security chap was “in town “ #aberdeen
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Watching Kenneth Branagh talk Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and wax poetic about how foxy Ricardo Ricardo Montalbán was: totally worth it. lol
At the 15:10 mark. 🖖🏻
youtu.be/rnxMlUFLEu8?...
At the 15:10 mark. 🖖🏻
youtu.be/rnxMlUFLEu8?...
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Buddy Up Against Spicy Wings | Hot Ones
YouTube video by First We Feast
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September 17, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Watching Kenneth Branagh talk Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and wax poetic about how foxy Ricardo Ricardo Montalbán was: totally worth it. lol
At the 15:10 mark. 🖖🏻
youtu.be/rnxMlUFLEu8?...
At the 15:10 mark. 🖖🏻
youtu.be/rnxMlUFLEu8?...
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In the 2nd act of a violent historical epic, the director abruptly drops a scene where two women speak in another language for four minutes.
Only, it's a marvel of commitment, pantomime, and actor chemistry.
The director was 28, and this was his first film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmH4...
Only, it's a marvel of commitment, pantomime, and actor chemistry.
The director was 28, and this was his first film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmH4...
Henry V - Learning English Scene
YouTube video by fairgroundlove
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September 18, 2026 at 3:34 AM
In the 2nd act of a violent historical epic, the director abruptly drops a scene where two women speak in another language for four minutes.
Only, it's a marvel of commitment, pantomime, and actor chemistry.
The director was 28, and this was his first film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmH4...
Only, it's a marvel of commitment, pantomime, and actor chemistry.
The director was 28, and this was his first film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmH4...
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieReviews #Atonement #BoydHolbrook Fantastic 'Atonement' Examines the Human Cost of the Iraq War | TIFF Review
Fantastic 'Atonement' Examines the Human Cost of the Iraq War | TIFF Review
Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh lead Atonement, Reed Van Dyk’s deeply moving drama about war, guilt, and forgiveness.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieReviews #Atonement #BoydHolbrook Fantastic 'Atonement' Examines the Human Cost of the Iraq War | TIFF Review
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Kenneth Branagh, Hiam Abbass and Boyd Holbrook attend the premiere of "Atonement" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 15, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage) 👏❤️
September 16, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Kenneth Branagh, Hiam Abbass and Boyd Holbrook attend the premiere of "Atonement" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 15, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage) 👏❤️
Interesting piece about Belfast in Arte (for those who can understand german or french) www.arte.tv/fr/videos/13...
À Belfast, l’innocence perdue de Kenneth Branagh - Invitation au voyage - 10/09/2026 - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE
L'enfance ressemble parfois à une boule à neige, comme un précieux souvenir qu’on aurait voulu mettre sous cloche. À l’intérieur, une miniature de bonheur : le royaume de Kenneth Branagh, acteur, réal...
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September 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Interesting piece about Belfast in Arte (for those who can understand german or french) www.arte.tv/fr/videos/13...
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Boyd Holbrook, Kenneth Branagh and Hiam Abbass in new poster for ‘Atonement’, coming to theaters on October 2 (via @kinolorber.com)
September 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Boyd Holbrook, Kenneth Branagh and Hiam Abbass in new poster for ‘Atonement’, coming to theaters on October 2 (via @kinolorber.com)
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Poster of actors who have played in Hamlet at Kronborg Castle — Vivien Leigh was playing Ophelia rather than being cross-cast as I initially assumed.
September 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Poster of actors who have played in Hamlet at Kronborg Castle — Vivien Leigh was playing Ophelia rather than being cross-cast as I initially assumed.
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Telluride Takeaways: From Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti’s ‘Debut’ to Nathan Fielder’s Audacious Dare to the Doc Branch
On my last morning in Telluride, halfway through breakfast at Butcher & Baker, Kenneth Branagh stopped at the table on his way to a Q&A for “Into the Breach,” the …
#media #news
On my last morning in Telluride, halfway through breakfast at Butcher & Baker, Kenneth Branagh stopped at the table on his way to a Q&A for “Into the Breach,” the …
#media #news
Telluride Takeaways: From Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti’s ‘Debut’ to Nathan Fielder’s Audacious Dare to the Doc Branch
On my last morning in Telluride, halfway through breakfast at Butcher & Baker, Kenneth Branagh stopped at the table on his way to a Q&A for “Into the Breach,” the National Theatre documentary he produced. He had a story. A night earlier, he’d ridden the gondola up in pitch darkness with Willem Dafoe, Tom Hiddleston […]
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September 10, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Things I never thought I’d hear myself saying: “You know, Ken Branagh’s kind of wonderful as an action hero.”
But the real star of the film is this sweater — plaid? And possibly welted? At the same time? How? Whence? Does anybody know?
But the real star of the film is this sweater — plaid? And possibly welted? At the same time? How? Whence? Does anybody know?
September 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Things I never thought I’d hear myself saying: “You know, Ken Branagh’s kind of wonderful as an action hero.”
But the real star of the film is this sweater — plaid? And possibly welted? At the same time? How? Whence? Does anybody know?
But the real star of the film is this sweater — plaid? And possibly welted? At the same time? How? Whence? Does anybody know?
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The fascist AfD party is gaining ground in eastern Germany. There’s no better time than now to (re)learn some stuff about the Nazis. Reinhard Heydrich in particular.
These 2 movies will help.
Conspiracy (Branagh, Tucci)
Anthropoid (Murphy, Dornan)
These 2 movies will help.
Conspiracy (Branagh, Tucci)
Anthropoid (Murphy, Dornan)
September 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The fascist AfD party is gaining ground in eastern Germany. There’s no better time than now to (re)learn some stuff about the Nazis. Reinhard Heydrich in particular.
These 2 movies will help.
Conspiracy (Branagh, Tucci)
Anthropoid (Murphy, Dornan)
These 2 movies will help.
Conspiracy (Branagh, Tucci)
Anthropoid (Murphy, Dornan)
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Kenneth Branagh says Robin Williams was constantly “fireworking,” Christopher Nolan has an eerie way of bending time in real life, and Robert De Niro has no patience for other method actors.
All this and lots more for #filmsky people in search of a longread this fine Sunday:
All this and lots more for #filmsky people in search of a longread this fine Sunday:
The Many Lives of Kenneth Branagh
The legendary actor and filmmaker reflects on it all: Shakespeare, Thor, Agatha Christie, Christopher Nolan, Frankenstein, Harry Potter, and his latest role alongside Ryan Reynolds in ‘Mayday.’
www.esquire.com
September 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Kenneth Branagh says Robin Williams was constantly “fireworking,” Christopher Nolan has an eerie way of bending time in real life, and Robert De Niro has no patience for other method actors.
All this and lots more for #filmsky people in search of a longread this fine Sunday:
All this and lots more for #filmsky people in search of a longread this fine Sunday:
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Kenneth Branagh’s performance in MAYDAY is remarkable. Tender, eccentric, balletic, playful. He takes the film’s ideas further than even the filmmakers (favorites of mine) at first seem prepared to do. Good reminder that Branagh has always, despite all his early acclaim, been oddly underestimated.
September 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Kenneth Branagh’s performance in MAYDAY is remarkable. Tender, eccentric, balletic, playful. He takes the film’s ideas further than even the filmmakers (favorites of mine) at first seem prepared to do. Good reminder that Branagh has always, despite all his early acclaim, been oddly underestimated.