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LADY MACBETH

By William OLDROYD

EXPONENTA FILM - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, RUSSIA, CIS

Drama - Completed 2016

- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Director(s)
- William OLDROYD
- 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.