Lady Macbeth

2016 1h 26m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 833

Drama

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Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Florence Pugh
Katherine Lester
Cosmo Jarvis
Sebastian
Paul Hilton
Alexander Lester
Naomi Ackie
Anna
Christopher Fairbank
Boris Lester
Golda Rosheuvel
Agnes
Anton Palmer
Teddy
Rebecca Manley
Mary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Oldroyd
Writers: Alice Birch
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 7

ERA

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Directed by William Oldroyd, shot by Ari Wegner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick Emerson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Florence Pugh and Cosmo Jarvis and Paul Hilton carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4291600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Oldroyd directs. Ari Wegner behind the camera. Dan Jones scores. Nick Emerson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Directed by William Oldroyd, shot by Ari Wegner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dan Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nick Emerson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Florence Pugh and Cosmo Jarvis and Paul Hilton carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4291600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "northern england", "countryside", "based on novel or book", "mushroom".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ari Wegner
Original score: Dan Jones
Editing: Nick Emerson
Production design: Jacqueline Abrahams
Costume design: Holly Waddington
Makeup / hair: Tanaz Nili
VFX supervisor: Daniel Nielsen
Sound: Ben Baird
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $5,245,263
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Lady Macbeth (2016)

Awards

European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year

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Reno2018-02-04
★ 7/10
There's no one to stand against her! Based on the Russian novel of the same name. My first guess was it going to be a boring periodic drama. After knowing about the film plot, I anticipated a storyline just like 'Moliere', but what I saw was a dark and twisted tale. I was really surprised to see a film like this. Enjoyed it though. This is not a good film from the moral value aspect. But film is a film, sometimes it just depicts the real life, even it is a fictional, surely it would have had taken place without the world knowing it. Katherine, aka Lady Macbeth, a newly married young woman, but that's not an ideal life any couples want to live. Discarded by her husband, she finds a secret lover among the staffs of the house to satisfy her sexual urges. As expected, it does not go well when gossips comes out. Following the consequences, how the rest of the story unfolds was told with a series of twists. I liked simple settings. Maybe because it was a rural tale, but was so perfect. Florence Pugh has a potential to be a big star. The same goes to the director as well. This is her first film for me. She single handedly made this film look good. Not the year's most anticipated film, but definitely worth a watch. The Russian style British tale. One of the best films from such theme. 7/10
CinemaSerf2024-04-20
★ 7/10
Florence Pugh is quite effective in this story of "Katherine", trapped in a loveless and sterile marriage with "Alexander" (Paul Hilton) who, with his father "Boris" (Christopher Fairbanks) treat her with a mixture of tolerance and contempt. The solution to her insatiety looks like it might come from their swarthy farm hand "Sebastian" (Cosmo Jarvis) and when the husband has to leave for an extended time, she discovers a sense of happiness and fulfilment that disbars any thoughts of returning to her former life of obedience and boredom - regardless of how dangerous that may be. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the Scottish play, nor with any of it's characterisations so don't expect any similarities - beyond the fact that "Katherine" soon emerges from her fragile cocoon to become a determined - and dangerous - creature bent on securing her happiness and freedom at any costs. The one thing you will notice is the distinct lack of a soundtrack. There is plenty of pretty Northern English scenery to drink in, but when there is no dialogue (especially scenes in the forest) the only sounds we hear are of nature. The ending, I found particularly fitting for her by this stage rather unlikeable character and it is quite a telling depiction of just how completely ineffective 19th Century British policing was!