Concetti Chiave
- Orson Welles' 1948 "Macbeth" was shot in just 23 days with a minimal budget, yet it received praise for its unique qualities despite the constraints.
- Welles made significant changes to the original play, eliminating large parts and adding a new character to his film adaptation.
- Geoffrey Wright's "Scotland, Pa" (2002) set Macbeth in modern-day Melbourne, focusing on gangland violence while retaining Shakespeare's original dialogue.
- Roman Polanski's 1971 "Macbeth" was marked by intense brutality, influenced by his personal tragedy, and included additional scenes not present in the original play.
- Polanski's adaptation featured dramatic soliloquies as voice-overs, with some critics praising its originality despite concerns over the film's violence.
Many film directors have been attracted to Shakespear’s tragic story of the rise and fall of the ambitous 11th –century Scotish warrior Macbeth. In fact, there are to date a total of 51 films: 32 made for the big screen, 16 made for television, two for the video release and the television series. Below are four interesting versions of the Scotish play.
Macbeth (1948) directed by Orson Welles
This starred Orso Welles as Macbeth and Jeanette Nolan as Lady Macbth.
Scotland, Pa (2002) by Geoffrey Wright Australian director Geoffrey Wright also updated Macbeth. He set his version in present-day Melbourne, Australia. Macbeth works for a gangland boss named Ducan. The actors all speak with Australian accents. The violence ia as vivid as any other film about criminal gangs. However, the words spoken are mostly those composed by Shakespear himself. The director says he chose this play because the character have very strong motivations for their actions. He also liked the ideas about evil in the play. ‘I wonder, he said, if evil knows it’s evil, or whether, “we’re just fighting for what we believe in”.
Macbeth (1971) directed by Roman Polanski
Starring John Finch and Francesca Annis, this was Polanski’s first film project after the horrifying murder of his pregnant wife Sharon Tate, and perhaps this personal tragedy helps explain the brutality and the cruelty which appears throughout the film. Additional scenes that are not shown in Shakespear’s play were added, such as the execution of Thane of Cawdor and the murder of Ducan. Also, some drammatic soliloquies are presented as voice-over realistic. Some critics complained about the violence of the film, but others praised it as an original interpretation of Shakespear’s tragedy.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cuántas versiones cinematográficas de Macbeth existen hasta la fecha?
- ¿Qué desafíos enfrentó Orson Welles al dirigir su versión de Macbeth en 1948?
- ¿Cómo influyó la tragedia personal de Roman Polanski en su versión de Macbeth de 1971?
Hasta la fecha, existen un total de 51 películas de Macbeth: 32 para la pantalla grande, 16 para televisión, dos para lanzamiento en video y una serie de televisión.
Orson Welles enfrentó limitaciones obvias debido a un presupuesto mínimo y tuvo que filmar en un estudio de películas de serie B en solo 23 días, lo que normalmente se usaba para películas de vaqueros.
La tragedia personal de Roman Polanski, tras el asesinato de su esposa embarazada Sharon Tate, posiblemente influyó en la brutalidad y crueldad que se muestra a lo largo de su película de Macbeth.
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