Macbeth (Polanski, 1971)

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Heaths were never so blasted, days were never so foul and fair. This is a Macbeth with a motive for his acts; he wants to move somewhere drier! Polanski drags Shakespeare into the gritty 70s, and brings all his considerable skill to bear on this fast moving, bloody and eminently accessible version. Francesca Annis found acclaim for her naked sleepwalking Lady M., and you come to understand how Macbeth could carry out such heinous acts. The musical score was from The Third Ear Band who were nominated for an Academy Award.

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Review by anonymous on 8th February 2000

A fantastic free adapted production of Shakespeares Macbeth.
The harrowing tale of one mans conscience, The cast, very pretty, but I have yet to see a man that can capture the true presence intended to be Macbeth. Lady Macbeth, beautiful spoken
"A little water clears us of this deed"

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Article - "Shakespeare on Film - Recommended Double-bills" by Daniel Rosenthal
Thursday 12th April 2007

Shakespearean cinema divides into two broad schools: 'original-text' films such as Olivier's Henry V, which retain Shakespeare's sublime poetry and prose, and 'genre adaptations', whose re-imagined Shakespearean characters speak conventional movie dialogue. This comm...  View article in full

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