SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. A man is hit by a train and is killed. The event affects several characters including the train driver, a photographer and a journalist, and causes their lives to intertwine in unexpected ways. In one scene the reporter Andy (Hayes), is assigned the weekly Arts Diary and he is told to cover the press night of a production of Macbeth. Two thirds of the way through he is seen squirming in his seat, listening to the ‘tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow’ speech delivered by a ridiculously hammy actor in Elizabethan costume; he can take no more and rushes out. Andy loves writing ‘hard’ news and cricket and his dislike of Shakespeare symbolises the typical Aussie male.

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2005

Duration

100 mins

Credits

Director

Sarah Watt

Producer

Bridget Ikin

Cinematographer

Ray Argall

Screenplay

Sarah Watt

Music

Amanda Brown

Production Design

Rita Zanchetta

Costume

Edie Kurzer

Art Direction

Simon McCutcheon

Cast

Anthony Hayes	Andy Walker
Justine Clarke	Meryl
Lisa Flanagan	Anna
William McInnes	Nick

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Awards

Winner of 4 Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Direction, Best Film (Bridget Ikin), Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hayes).

Reviews

Robert Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, April 28 2006.

Production Company

Name

Hibiscus Films Pty

Address

Australia

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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