Macbeth

"Gregory Dorans film of his acclaimed RSC production with Antony Sher and Harriet Walter"Movie
Audience Score
66
Macbeth
NR 2 hr 12 min
Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highlyacclaimed screen version of William Shakespeares classic story of tyranny and ambition On the stage this Royal Shakespeare Company presentation was universally lauded Following sellout seasons at Statfords Swan Theatre and in London the production played Japan and in the United States where The New York Times praised director Gregory Dorans interpretation as a harrowing and disturbingly funny parable for the dawn of the 21st century To make this compelling screen version Gregory Doran worked with all of the original cast and filmed at Londons Roundhouse Brilliantly shot by director of photography Ernie Vincze the production uses the edgy techniques of flyonthewall documentaries The effect is raw intimate and strikingly dynamic