SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film short. A parodic version of Macbeth set in the world of contemporary Toronto’s business elite. Macbeth’s rise is spurred by the prophecy of three bag ladies; his fall is planned over a power lunch. Lanier (op cit) notes ‘Several transpositions of Shakespeare’s play are especially witty: the witches are barmy homeless women, and street urchins chant their spells as a rap number and a pickup truck filled with Christmas trees serves for Birnham Wood coming to Dunsinane (Macbeth is gunned down from the truck in a drive-by shooting)'.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1992

Duration

45 mins

Credits

Director

Chris Philpott

Screenplay

Chris Philpott

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rap music

Notes

History

The film was broadcast on TV Ontario in 1992 - transmission date not known.

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. 209, entry 855).

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre

Email

director@cfmdc.org

Web

http://www.cfmdc.org External site opens in new window

Phone

416 558 0725

Fax

416 588 7956

Address

401 Richmond St. W., Suite 245
Toronto
Ontario
MSV 3A*
Canada