Pssst, want to check out Macbeth in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 148 min.
- Director
- Jack Gold
- Genre
- Drama
- Rating *
- 6.8
- Votes *
- 252
- Checks
- 13
- Favs
- 0
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 0.0% (0:13)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Not one of the great ones, but then I've always had trouble with the Scottish Play, subscribing to Slings & Arrows' contention that it is a very difficult play to stage effectively. It's not a bad production by any means, but the MacBeths' motivations border on the psychotic, which makes them difficult to relate to. There is a strong sense that what drives them mad isn't guilt, but rather the fear of being caught, and Jane Lapotaire's Lady MacBeth does that very well. As we get into the MacDuff stuff at the end, the play gets more involving, but ultimately, this is a very murky DVD, dark and on soft video, and could have used better restoration to bring the performances alive. 8 years 9 months ago