Macbeth (Import, All Region)
by Orson Welles
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Actor: Dan O'Herlihy, Jeanette Nolan, Orson WellesDirector: Orson Welles
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); Korean (Subtitled)
Format: Import, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 107 minutes
Published: 1948
Studio: South Korea
Product features:
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Movie Reviews of Macbeth (Import, All Region)
Movie Review: Great Macbeth Adaptation
Summary: 5 Stars
I have seen this restored version in the big screen, where it truly has an amazing impact, as the landscape and the castle are so well integrated into the story. The costumes are great because they give the impression of an older time than the Medieval, which is accurate. There is a sense that Christianity itself is fairly new to this people.
The movie does not follow the play, as it changes some characters, and scenes. however it is a very gifted interpretation. I thought that showing the execution of the Thane of Cawdor, which is related on the play, but not enacted, was an example at the effectiveness of this interpretation: The suffering yet dignified Thane is carried in the arms of soldiers to his execution and Macbeth sees it, which puts Duncan in a totally different light, even if Macbeth is benefitting from his generosity.
Welles' Macbeth is a dark soul from the start, and this darkness is what probably attracts the witches to his path, for as much as they outline the possibilities of destiny, it is he that decides these ramblings of the magical ones are a definitive version that he needs to enforce. He portrays the character's shadowed nature very well, and I liked the idea of having part of the dialogue told as if he were thinking it, not speaking it.
The atmosphere of this play of doom could never having been done better than in this dark castle that is built so it is actually part of the very rocks on which it stands, its halls caverns. It sets the atmosphere of mystery and darkness that are an integral part of the work. Jeanette Nolan's Lady Macbeth , is very competent, though not on the level of Welles Macbeth, no one is in the film, yet all the supporting roles are pretty well carried out. I am not a fan of Roddy McDowell, but his Malcolm was better than a lot of what he did later.
I strongly recommend the movie as an excellent interpretation of the play.
Summary of Macbeth (Import, All Region)
South Korean Edition DVD/ Sound in English / Optional Korean Subtitles , easy to turn OFF..*****Summary: __11th-century Scottish nobleman Macbeth is led by an evil prophecy and his ruthless yet desirable wife to the treasonous act that makes him king. But he does not enjoy his newfound, dearly-won kingship.Similar DVD Movies
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