Scottish Tale, The
- Synopsis
- Low-budget directorial debut feature film. Macbeth envisaged as a whimsical romantic comedy. When Mack, an aspiring poet, returns to Inverness his three maiden aunts prophesy that circumstances will lead Mack to marry Beth who is currently engaged to his brother. Nothing of Shakespeare’s language is cited.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1997
- Duration
- 81 mins
- Availability
- Out of distribution on video (5/2007).
Credits
- Director
- Mack Polhelmus
- Producer
- Ann Boehkle; Mack Polhelmus; Seth Kastenbaum
- Cinematographer
- Mike Mickens
- Screenplay
- Mack Polhelmus
- Music
- Ed Bogas
- Production Design
- Gabriella Goor
- Costume
- Cara Haynes Latham
- Cast
Ann Boehkle Beth Josiah Polhemus Mack
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citation’ 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. 211-2, entry 861).
Harvey, Dennis. Variety (3 February 1997).
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.thescottishtale.com
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Scottish Tale, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68323 (Accessed 19 Mar 2025)