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Release Year1971
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, TV Movie
Votes3
DirectorWerner Schroeter
WritersWerner Schroeter
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsMacbeth
About Macbeth
Fusing Shakespeare‘s tragedy with the Verdi opera, Schroeter's Macbeth is a fascinating television experiment shot entirely in a studio with several electronic cameras. As Schroeter would recall, "I arranged the Verdi music for a quartet of violin, accordion, piano and oboe, but modeled the rhythms on Argentinian tangos and boleros. The actors sang with horrifying, shrill voices.... The use of video allowed me to produce extraordinary colors.... Of all my films, Macbeth was most unwelcome: Audiences don’t like their Shakespeare to be presented in this way, but I do not differentiate between kitsch and culture...". - MoMA
Directed by Werner Schroeter, Macbeth leans on a strong ensemble — Anette Tirier, Magdalena Montezuma, Sigurd Salto — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1971.
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