Macbeth
- Synopsis
- Fiction film. A re-telling of Macbeth set in the ganglands of Melbourne. Macbeth (Worthington), a loyal henchman to his crime boss Duncan (Sweet), is told by teenage witches that he will one day assume a position of great power. His ambition fuelled, Macbeth confides in his beautiful drug addicted wife - a woman mad with grief over the death of their young child. On hearing the prophecy, Lady Macbeth (Hill) hatches a plot to kill Duncan so Macbeth can take leadership of the gang for himself.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2006
- Duration
- 109 mins
Credits
- Director
- Geoffrey Wright
- Producer
- Martin Fabinyi
- Cinematographer
- Will Gibson
- Screenplay
- Geoffrey Wright; Victoria Hill
- Music
- John Clifford White
- Art Direction
- Adele Flere
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gangster films
Notes
- General
- The film’s production notes state "There are little or no changes to the original dialogue except that we have edited it, moved it around and reordered things for maximum impact in terms of drama and filmmaking’. A flavour of the film’s re-telling can be gleaned from the same production notes ‘The single biggest change in the story was the fact that Banquo (Steve Bastoni) is not present when the witches visit Macbeth (Sam Worthington) for the first time. Wright explains, "In our version we wanted it to be a more subjective experience for Macbeth, particularly, because he’s just laced/loaded/plied himself with drugs and alcohol. We wanted to leave open to interpretation whether the witches were supernatural or a figment of Macbeth’s drug-addled brain."
- Reviews
- Martin, Adrian. Sight & Sound. vol.17, no.9, September 2007. p.69.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.macbeththefeaturefilm.com.au/
Production Company
- Name
Film Victoria
Distributor
- Name
Revolver Entertainment
- info@revolvergroup.com
- Web
- http://www.revolvergroup.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7243 4300
- Fax
- 020 7243 4302
- Address
- 48-49 Princes Place
Holland Park
London
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66289 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)