Iwatched "Hamnet" at a Monday 8:50am screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, in a theater that, by the final act, was filled with viewers openly weeping. I was familiar with the general story of William Shakespeare's personal life and I read his play "Hamlet" a few years back; I had not read the novel "Hamnet" that this movie was based on , however, and was thus unprepared to suffer so much heartbreak so early in the morning.

"Hamnet" may not have been a pleasant viewing experience, but it was a powerful one. Paul Mescal (who plays the famous bard) and Jessie Buckley (who plays his tragic wife Agnes, the film's main character) both offer a gut-wrenching depiction of grief. They'll have you tearing up by Act Two, and it'll only get harder from there. There's also a particul

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