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Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair But Geoffrey Wright’s ‘Macbeth’ Is Just Foul
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Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair But Geoffrey Wright’s ‘Macbeth’ Is Just Foul

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 / 9 May 2019

Shakespeare's plays offer endless potential for adaptation, but sometimes, as is true of Geoffrey Wright's Macbeth (2006), when these reinterpretations fail we get a clearer impression of the original's genius.

An Epochal Tragedy Transforms Into a World Cinema Masterwork in ‘Throne of Blood’
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An Epochal Tragedy Transforms Into a World Cinema Masterwork in ‘Throne of Blood’

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 / 15 October 2015
By combining Macbeth with elements of traditional Japanese drama, Akira Kurosawa produced a singular, transcultural film experience.
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard Meet Swans in New ‘Macbeth’ Trailer (video)
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Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard Meet Swans in New ‘Macbeth’ Trailer (video)

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 / 4 June 2015
You know the new version of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, is going to be intense when it calls upon the music of Swans for its new trailer.
Roman Polanski’s ‘Macbeth’ Is Sinister Jazz
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Roman Polanski’s ‘Macbeth’ Is Sinister Jazz

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 / 4 February 2015
Like a jazz performer playing a classic tune, Roman Polanski takes Shakespeare's classic text and offers slight but crucial emphases, inspired no doubt by his own personal turmoils.
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I don’t think you can win this game. On the box, it says it’s a tragedy.

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 / 13 February 2013
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‘Saw’ Points: Patrick Stewart in ‘Macbeth’

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 / 24 July 2011
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Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

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 / 28 February 2010