Lady Macbeth (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Lady Macbeth |
| Original title | Lady Macbeth |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | William Oldroyd |
| script | Alice Birch |
| production | Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly |
| music | Dan Jones |
| camera | Ari Wegner |
| cut | Nick Emerson |
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Lady Macbeth is a British drama film directed by William Oldroyd that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2016 . The costume film is based on the novella The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov . The film was released in US cinemas on July 14, 2017 and in German cinemas on November 2, 2017.
action
In rural Victorian England in 1865. Katherine and Alexander were married. After the husband told his wife in dry words on their wedding night that she would not be allowed to leave the house in the future, she had to stand naked against the wall and he masturbated behind her back. There were no other sexual acts between the couple in the next few weeks either. She is now coming under pressure from her father-in-law, who is desperately hoping for an heir and who accuses her of not fulfilling her marital duties.
When both men are out on business, she takes the opportunity to wander around outside. In the evening she surprises the servants of the house as they play games with their maid Anna. Ringleader is Sebastian, who is new to the house. She frees the young woman who runs away crying. When she goes for a walk again the following day, the man follows her and gives her lewd speeches. During the night he invades her bedroom and after little resistance she spends the night with him. Since she does little to keep her affair with the servant a secret, the pastor also hears her behavior. When he reproaches her, she throws him out of the house. The father-in-law comes back. He starts a punitive action, torments and humiliates her. So she serves him a dish made from poisonous mushrooms, he gets sick and dies shortly afterwards while she chats calmly with Anna in the next room and waits for his death. He is buried without anyone suspecting it.
Katherine takes over the management of the estate and lives openly with Sebastian. One night, the husband reappears and says that he knows about her affair with Sebastian. Instead of shyly submitting - as in the past - she brings Sebastian over and the two suggest sex in front of the husband. In the ensuing fight, Katherine slays her husband. Together with her lover, she removes his body and his horse, which has also been killed. The people in the area are suspicious, especially since Sebastian is now acting as the master of the house, but life goes on undisturbed for the time being.
Then a woman named Agnes shows up with her grandson Teddy and claims that the boy is the son of Alexander who had an affair with her daughter. Katherine takes the two of them into her house. Sebastian doesn't like these changes in the house at all, and he returns to the servants' house to keep his relationship with Katherine a secret. In the meantime, Katherine has noticed that she is pregnant, which she is hiding from Sebastian. She's had enough of Teddy now too. When she scolds the boy and pushes him aside, he runs away. Sebastian finds him at the edge of a waterfall, picks him up and brings him back. But he confesses to Katherine that for a moment he thought about pushing the boy into the water. She implores Sebastian not to leave her, she wants to do everything he wants.
In the night they suffocate the boy. Sebastian is hiding in the woods, and Katherine claims the child died in his sleep. The village doctor doubts the cause of death. Before an investigation can be initiated, however, Sebastian returns from the woods and accuses Katherine of the murders. However, she turns the tables and in turn accuses Sebastian and Anna. Nobody believes Sebastian, especially since Anna remains silent with all the accusations. The two are transported away in chains, Agnes leaves and the pregnant Katherine remains in the house alone.
production
The film is based on the novella The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov , which refers to William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and was adapted by Alice Birch . Directed by William Oldroyd . Lady Macbeth is the film debut of Oldroyd, who previously worked in the theater.
Florence Pugh played Katherine, Paul Hilton played her new husband Alexander and Christopher Fairbank played his father Boris. The role of house maid Anna was cast with Naomi Ackie , and Cosmo Jarvis plays Katherine's lover Sebastian.
The German dubbing was created under the direction of the dialogue by Hilke Flickenschildt at Cinephon Filmproduktions GmbH, Berlin.
Filming took place in Northumberland, Seaham Beach, Cow Green Reservoir and Lambton Castle in County Durham , at Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield and Gateshead ( Tyne and Wear ).
The score was composed by Dan Jones . Gunda Bartels from Tagesspiegel says of the sound design in the film : “Echoing steps in empty corridors, creaking steps, cascading windows. William Oldroyd knows how to give this claustrophobic life a sound. "
The film premiered on September 10, 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival . From September 25, 2016, the film was presented for the first time in Switzerland at the Zurich Film Festival and in Germany for the first time on June 24, 2017 at the Munich Film Festival . The film was released in Austrian cinemas on June 29, 2017, in US cinemas on July 14, 2017 and in German cinemas on November 2, 2017.
reception
Age rating
In the United States, the MPAA gave the film an R rating for some violent and nude scenes and sexual acts, which corresponds to a rating of 17 and over. In Germany the film is FSK 12 . The statement of reasons for the release states: “The film is mostly calm and told in stylized images. The oppressive and threatening atmosphere, combined with some depictions of violence , can overwhelm children under the age of 12 because they do not yet understand the context. Thanks to their media experience, 12-year-olds are able to classify the main character and their actions in the social context and to evaluate them independently. Since the image level [d] e of the film is very subtle in both violence and sex scenes and the calm narrative style and the historical setting facilitate distancing, there is no risk of impairment for 12-year-olds. "
Reviews
The film has so far won over 89 percent of Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 7.6 out of a possible 10 points.
Sascha Westphal from epd Film says that William Oldroyd paints the image of a perverted society in his feature film debut with an almost cutting coldness and clarity: “The rigid patriarchal structures of the Victorian era ultimately deform Oldroyd's entire ensemble of characters. Paul Hiltons Alexander is a monster of weakness. The greed and inflexibility of his father Boris [...] have crippled him inside. He only knows the power of money, and it is practically limitless. So he humiliates the woman forced on him and shows her his contempt. ”Westphal explains that the violence is systematically reproduced in the film, and the way Boris and Alexander treat her, Katherine in turn treats the black domestic servant Anna. Oldroyd's film adaptation is harder and a lot icier than Nikolai Semjonowitsch Leskov's novella, according to Westphal: “ Florence Pugh's Lady Macbeth is no longer plagued by visions, and she is also no longer in danger of going mad. Their murders have method and are consistent within the framework of social conditions. "Westphal continues, the rigid symmetries of the settings and the surgical precision of the film cuts made the violence tangible on the formal level, and the analytical sharpness of the staging and Pugh's play, that At most, emotions can be guessed at, give Oldroyd's debut an opaque brilliance that draws admiration but also leaves you cold.
Oliver Kaever from Spiegel Online describes the film as an intimate, grandiose filmed drama with which two great talents make a furious debut. The film pulls the viewer with its barren beauty into a story about oppression and liberation, sex and violence that constantly changes from foggy gray to night black, Kaever continues. It is a great drama in young British cinema; Apparently hermetically and firmly anchored in the world of the 19th century and yet designed so openly that it communicates with the present. About the director's work, Kaever says that Oldroyd turns Leskov's novella into an intimate chamber play , whose images convey the rigidity and narrowness of 19th century society so sensually that you can literally feel them physically: “The rigid camera is intriguing in itself beautiful settings: paintings, tables, chairs result in perfect symmetry. The air they breathe, however, has been completely driven out. The figures become part of the decor, the house becomes a stage for a play, life is merely imitated. ”Kaever goes on to say that the actual place of the event remains just as invisible as the threads on which all the figures with the exception of Katherine operate. Kaever also remarks that Oldroyd renounces music and, for a long time, words, but when people speak, the dialogues cracked like lashes.
Dieter Oßwald from the Augsburger Allgemeine also notes in his review of Oldroyd's renunciation of any music as a flavor enhancer. He prefers to rely on the underestimated special effect of breaks, and visually he offers nicely composed tableaus instead of the usual furnishing orgies. Oßwald says of the characters in the film that they were drawn with just a few, very precise pen strokes, and surprising twists and turns kept the tension under tension.
Annett Scheffel of the Süddeutsche Zeitung says of the leading actress Florence Pugh that she plays Lady Macbeth with a wonderful ambiguity between a malicious child and an icy psychopath , and that the 21-year-old actress is a real discovery in the role of this bold youthful antihero. Together with her, Oldroyd is renewing an entire genre in Lady Macbeth , says Scheffel: “His costume drama is a minimalist, strict affair - and a Victorian psychological thriller in the English high moor. Oldroyd's dry style is more reminiscent of the Coen brothers than of a Jane Austen film adaptation . ”This is particularly remarkable because the viewer is completely captivated by the complexity of the female main character, Scheffel continues:“ Katherine wears the strict clothes and braided hairstyles, as is required of a decent wife, but she refuses to accept her misfortune in silence. It is delicious how much insolence and secret contempt Florence Pugh can put into the little word 'sir'. "You know the image of this woman from costume films and the society novels of the 19th century, so Scheffel, but Katherine is different and many things at once : “She is Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina , a passionate woman and a prisoner of the bourgeoisie. [...] And under the heavy, Victorian layers of fabric she is a modern femme fatale , daring and unscrupulous. "For Scheffel, the fact that the psychological charm of the story is never lost is mainly due to Pugh's electrifying acting and a few clever twists in the script by Alice Birch . In addition, through the appearance of black figures , Lady Macbeth becomes an astute analysis of the dynamics of class, gender and race, and through their inclusion, Oldroyd breaks with the convention of the costume film as the sealed off terrain of a purely white society.
In August 2017 it was announced that the film was on the longlist, from which the nominees for the 30th European Film Award will be determined.
Gross profit
The film's worldwide revenue from theatrical screenings is around $ 5 million to date.
Awards (selection)
The film was nominated in 15 categories for the British Independent Film Award in early November 2017 and six times for the London Critics' Circle Film Awards in December 2017 . The following list contains a selection of the most famous award ceremonies.
British Independent Film Awards 2017
- Nomination for Best British Independent Film
- Award for the best screenplay ( Alice Birch )
- Nomination for Best Director ( William Oldroyd )
- Award as Best Actress ( Florence Pugh )
- Nomination for Best Supporting Actress ( Naomi Ackie )
- Award for Best Young Actress (Naomi Ackie)
- Nomination for Best Young Actor ( Cosmo Jarvis )
- Nomination for the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Directing Debut (William Oldroyd)
- Nomination for Best First Screenplay (Alice Birch)
- Nomination for Best Young Producer (Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly)
- Nomination for Best Casting (Shaheen Baig)
- Nomination for Best Make-up and Hairstyling (Sian Wilson)
- Nomination for Best Production Design (Jacqueline Abrahams)
- Award for Best Costume (Holly Waddington)
- Award for the best camera (Ari Wegner)
Directors Guild of America Awards 2018
- Nomination for Best Debut Director (William Oldroyd)
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards 2017
- Nomination as best film (10th place)
- Nomination for Best Actress (Florence Pugh)
- Nomination for Best Young Actress (Florence Pugh)
Dublin International Film Festival 2017
- Award as Best Actress at the Dublin Film Critics Award (Florence Pugh)
- Nomination for Best Actress (Florence Pugh)
- Best First Feature ("European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI")
Munich Film Festival 2017
- Nomination for the CineVision Award (William Oldroyd)
- Nomination for Best European Film
Independent Spirit Awards 2018
- Nomination for Best International Film (William Oldroyd)
London Critics' Circle Film Awards 2018
- Nomination in the British / Irish Film of the Year category
- Nomination in the Breakthrough British / Irish Filmmaker of the Year category (Alice Birch)
- Nomination in the Breakthrough British / Irish Filmmaker of the Year category (William Oldroyd)
- Nomination for Actress of the Year (Florence Pugh)
- Nomination in the category British / Irish Actress of the Year (Florence Pugh)
- Nomination for the Technical Achievement of the Year category (costumes by Holly Waddington )
London Film Festival 2016
- Nomination with the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition (William Oldroyd)
National Board of Review Awards 2017
- Inclusion in the top 10 independent movies
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016
- Awarded the FIPRESCI Prize (William Oldroyd)
- Nomination for Best Picture for the Golden Seashell (William Oldroyd)
Toronto International Film Festival 2016
- Nomination for the Platform Prize (William Oldroyd)
World Soundtrack Awards 2017
- Nomination in the Discovery of the Year category ( Dan Jones )
Zurich Film Festival 2016
- Received the Critics' Choice Award (William Oldroyd)
- Special Mention as an international feature film (William Oldroyd)
- Nomination for best international feature film for the Golden Eye (William Oldroyd)
Web links
- Lady Macbeth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lady Macbeth in the German dubbing file
- Lady Macbeth at the Toronto International Film Festival (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release to Lady Macbeth . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 169835 / K).
- ↑ Nancy Tartaglione: 'Lady Macbeth' Leads British Independent Film Awards Nominations In: deadline.com. 1st November 2017.
- ↑ https://www.williamoldroyd.com/lady-macbeth/
- ↑ a b [1] spiegel.de
- ↑ [2] focus.de
- ^ Dan Jones Scoring 'Lady Macbeth' In: filmmusicreporter.com, 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Gunda Bartels: 'Lady Macbeth' in the cinema: A hot and cold woman In: Der Tagesspiegel, November 3, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.spio.de/media_content/1494.pdf
- ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ Reason for release for Lady Macbeth In: Voluntary Self-Control of the Film Industry. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Lady Macbeth In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Sascha Westphal: review of 'Lady Macbeth' In: epd film.
- ↑ http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Lady-Macbeth-Aussergewoehnlich-starkes-Kino-Debuet-id43135091.html
- ↑ Not because of the weak sex. In: sueddeutsche.de. November 1, 2017, accessed July 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Arun Kakar: European Film Awards selects 51 titles for nominations longlist In: screendaily.com, August 22, 2017.
- ↑ Lady Macbeth In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ New Talent Nominations 2017 In: bifa.film, November 1, 2017.
- ↑ Peter White: 'The Death Of Stalin' Wins Three British Independent Film Awards In: deadline.com, November 23, 2017.
- ↑ Pete Hammond: DGA Awards Nominees: 'Shape Of Water', 'Lady Bird', 'Dunkirk', 'Three Billboards', 'Get Out' In: deadline.com, January 11, 2018.
- ↑ The Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards announced for 2017 In: ifi.ie. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ↑ EFA European Discovery - Prix Fipresci In: europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ↑ Jesús Agudo: Lista completa de nominados a los premios Goya 2018 In: ecartelera.com, December 13, 2017. (Spanish)
- ↑ Hilary Lewis: 2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations Revealed In: The Hollywood Reporter, November 21, 2017.
- ↑ Guy Lodge: 'Three Billboards',' Phantom Thread 'Lead London Critics' Circle Nominations In: Variety, December 19, 2017.
- ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro: National Board Of Review Winners: 'The Post' Comes Up Strong With Best Pic, Best Actress Meryl Streep, Best Actor Tom Hanks In: deadline.com, November 28, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2017/sections_and_films/official_selection/7/652410/in
- ↑ 65th San Sebastian Film Festival 2017 Awards In: sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ↑ World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year & Public Choice Nominees Announced In: filmmusicreporter.com, September 13, 2017.