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Macbeth (1971)
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The film follows a heartless ambitious Scottish lord who attains and remains his power with the help of his scheming wife and witches. His violence makes everything seem to be a nightmare.
The film follows a heartless ambitious Scottish lord who attains and remains his power with the help of his scheming wife and witches. His violence makes everything seem to be a nightmare.
Actors:
Terence Mountain,
Michael Balfour,
Andrew Laurence,
Andrew McCulloch,
Alfie Curtis,
Diane Fletcher,
Patricia Mason
Terence Mountain
Michael Balfour
11 February 1918, Dover, Kent, England, UK
Andrew Laurence
Andrew McCulloch
1945, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Alfie Curtis
28 July 1930, England, UK
Diane Fletcher
17 April 1944, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Patricia Mason
Country:
United Kingdom
Keywords:
#Caliban Films #Francesca Annis #Jon Finch #Macbeth (1971) #Martin Shaw #Playboy Productions #Roman Polanski
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August 17, 2010
a bloody, rip-roaring good time
September 23, 2014
not only represents an apex of Polanski's darkest sensibilities, but it is one of the most fascinating of Shakespearean adaptations
June 24, 2006
Polanski's evident desire to elicit understated, naturalistic performances from his cast also underplays the poetry of the play...
December 06, 2009
Polanski's worldview of brutish power-plays couldn't be more at home in Shakespeare's medieval times
October 23, 2004
This is an original film by an original film artist, and not an 'interpretation.'
The Dissolve
September 29, 2014
It's a model of how to stay true to Shakespeare and film without sacrificing one for the other, and if that wasn't evident in 1971, it ought to be obvious now.
March 26, 2009
Does Polanski's Macbeth work? Not especially, but it was an admirable try.
September 23, 2014
I don't know that there's a clear winner in the contest for Roman Polanski's bleakest depiction of human nature. But "Macbeth" is indisputably in the running.
Village Voice
May 04, 2004
The film's bear-baiting, barnyard pageantry is less convincing than its clammy locations.
May 12, 2012
If you're a fan of Shakespeare or Polanski, you won't want to miss this.
July 03, 2008
The wide-screen visuals swamp the dialogue, and the thematics have been turned inside out -- but that's what movie adaptations ought to do.
April 19, 2016
A masterful adaptation of a master by a master.