SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. Josepha Manet (Miou-Miou) is an actress married to actor Michel Laurent (Brasseur). They both have affairs and Josepha eventually leaves Michel for her lover, Regis. Michel continues with his acting career and is offered the role of Macbeth at the National Theatre. Hearing of his good fortune Josepha goes to see Michael in rehearsal. Four sequences from the dress rehearsal are shown (see Lanier op cit for details). A final detail is that Michel and Josepha’s dog is called Iago.

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1982

Duration

114 mins

Credits

Director

Christopher Frank

Producer

Albina du Boisrouvray; Robert Amon

Cinematographer

Jean-Paul Schwartz

Screenplay

Christopher Frank

Music

Georges Delerue

Production Design

Dominique Andre

Costume

Yvette Frank

Cast

Claude Brasseur	Michel Laurent (Macbeth)
Marie Henriau	Lady Macbeth
Miou-Miou	Josepha Manet

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Notes

Reviews

Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 207, entry 847).

Production Company

Name

Albina Productions

Name

Mondex Films

Name

TFI Films Productions

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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