MACBETH

Justin Kurzel / France, United Kingdom, United States / 2015 / 113 min / Colour

This cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece is unusual for its faithfulness to the original and the gloomy setting that provides a counterpoint to the desert-like souls of the protagonists. In a dismal, mountainous, medieval setting, after a bloody battle the valiant combatant Macbeth meets three witches who predict his future, confiding in him that he will become the king of Scotland. This cryptic prophecy reawakens the seed of avidity and thirst for power in Macbeth, further nourished by the frustration and desire for redemption of his wife, Lady Macbeth. In a swell of crimes and deceit, the two are dragged into a vortex of death and destruction that will lead to the annihilation of both.

  • Justin Kurzel

    Justin Kurzel

    An Australian director and screenwriter, after making the short film Blue Tongue (2005), he made the featureSnowtown in 2011, winning a AACTA Award for best director. He also directed an episode of the acclaimed collective film The Turning (2013). With Macbeth (2015) he participated in the Festival de Cannes.

Credits

Subject William ShakespeareScreenplay Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Todd LouisoCinematography Adam ArkapawEditing Chris DickensMusic Jed KurzelMain cast Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Paddy Considine, Jack Reynor, David Thewlis, Ross Anderson, David Hayman, Maurice Roëves, Hilton McRae, Lochlann Harris, Barrie Martin, James Harkness, Scott Dymond, Seylan Baxter, Lynn Kennedy, Kayla Fallon, Amber Rissmann, Roy SampsonProducer Iain Canning, Laura Hastings-Smith, Emile ShermanProduction company See-Saw Films, DMC Film

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