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- 2016
- William Oldroyd
- 85 mins
- 15
Summary
Period drama based on a Russian novella, starring Florence Pugh and Cosmo Jarvis. In 19th-century England, a woman is trapped in an abusive arranged marriage to the son of a wealthy miner. As she attempts to escape the misery of her circumstances, she embarks on a passionate affair.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Karen Krizanovich
Fresh, cunning and completely unflinching, this isn't Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth but debut director William Oldroyd's stark depiction of a young woman taking control in rural northern England at the turn of the last century. Based on a Russian novella, Lady Macbeth gives Florence Pugh her first leading role as Katherine, a woman trapped in an abusive arranged marriage. We will her to escape, and - spoiler alert! - she does, but via some unthinkable acts. The spartan setting adds to the sense of desperation, making us understand her decisions such as taking a handsome but hapless groom (Cosmo Jarvis) as her lover. Flaunting convention cannot go unpunished, however, pushing Katherine further and further to maintain any kind of freedom. Lady Macbeth is daring cinema that will chill you to the bone and leave you rooting for its understandably immoral heroine.
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Cast
rolenameKatherineFlorence PughSebastianCosmo JarvisAlexanderPaul Hilton (2)AnnaNaomi AckieBorisChristopher FairbankDr BourdonBill FellowsDetective LoganIan ConninghamTessaFleur HoudijkMaryRebecca Manley
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rolenameDirectorWilliam Oldroyd
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Theatrical distributor
Altitude
Released on
2017-04-28
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence, swearing, sex scenes.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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