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LADY MACBETH

By William OLDROYD

Drama - Completed 2016

Acclaimed theatre director William Oldroyd relocates Nikolai Leskov’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk to 19th-century England, in this Gothic tale about a young woman trapped in a marriage of convenience whose passionate affair unleashes a maelstrom of murder and mayhem on a country estate.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2016

Platform

San Sebastian FF 2016

Official selection FIPRESCI Award

Zurich FF 2016

International Feature Film Competition Prix des critiques

BFI London FF 2016

Sundance Film Festival 2017

Spotlight

- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 89 mn
- Director(s)
- William OLDROYD
- Writer(s)
- Alice BIRCH
- Cast
- Florence PUGH, Cosmo JARVIS, Paul HILTON, Naomi ACKIE
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-6979-0000-X-0000-0000-C
- EIDR
- 10.5240/B087-7354-EDA5-1406-EC2E-Z
- Producer(s)
- Fodhla CRONIN O'REILLY
- Synopsis
- Strictly confined to her absentee husband's gothic estate in 1865 England's countryside, young Lady Katherine has been trapped in a loveless marriage of convenience. Imprisoned by the harsh tongue and severe scrutiny of her father-in-law, a steely fire of determination burns within her. When a brutish new servant ensnares her interest, their lascivious affair tears down the status quo, awakening a murderous desire to break free of her chains and inflict vengeance, no matter the price.
  
  Swirling around the absolutely mesmerizing performance of the steely-eyed Florence Pugh in the title role, this fiery adaptation by Oldroyd and screenwriter Alice Birch (based on Nikolai Leskov's novel) invokes a masterful command of tonal control and breathtaking beauty, whose every frame feels utterly alive.

LADY MACBETH

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