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Lady Macbeth
Overview
In 1865 England, a young woman named Katherine (Florence Pugh) is trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to a much older man (Paul Hilton), and begins a passionate affair with one of the servants on her estate (Cosmo Jarvis). When her husband and father-in-law (Christopher Fairbank) discover their tryst, the lovers resort to deception and murder in order to save their relationship. Based on the novel LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK DISTRICT by Nikolai Leskov.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Cosmo Jarvis
Paul Hilton
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (AC-3, Dolby)
- Run Time: 89
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 031398305071
- Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: June 2019
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
4 stars out of 5 -- "An intelligently scripted and imposingly played costume noir." - 04/23/2017 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "LADY MACBETH both cements rising star Florence Pugh’s deserved reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting screen talents and announces theatre graduate William Oldroyd as a film director of immense promise." - 04/30/2017 The Guardian
"[T]he strength of the performances and the audacity of the subject matter are enough to keep LADY MACBETH riveting..." - 07/13/2017 A.V. Club
3 stars out of 4 -- "LADY MACBETH has the refined, pleasing trappings of a tasteful period piece with the vicious, beating heart of a brutal psychological thriller. You can’t stop watching its beauty, even as you long to look away from its cruelty." - 07/14/2017 RogerEbert.com
"Exact and exacting, made with formidable skill and unwavering focus, LADY MACBETH is a film that demands to be admired....A cold and unnerving tale of the twin deranging powers of passion and oppression..." - 07/13/2017 Los Angeles Times
"Like the novella, the movie opens up some interpretive leeway as it invites your sympathy for Katherine." - 07/13/2017 New York Times
"LADY MACBETH mostly operates within established period conventions, but draws fresh blood from antique material thanks to a sparky cast, subtle nods to contemporary race and gender issues and a hefty shot of gothic melodrama." - 09/09/2017 Hollywood Reporter
"An impressively stark, narratively ruthless Victorian chamber piece that feels about as modern as its crinolines will permit, William Oldroyd’s pristine debut feature slowly reveals a violent moral ambiguity that needles the mind far longer than its polite period-piece trappings suggest." - 09/09/2017 Variety
"[A] costume drama unafraid of exploring the oppression and brutality at the heart of its genre, featuring a star turn from a largely unknown actress." - 07/13/2017 The Atlantic
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he plot is steaming over with dangerous intrigue and a feminist subtext." - 07/12/2017 Rolling Stone
"Fortunately, LADY MACBETH stars the considerably entertaining 21-year-old actor Florence Pugh in the lead role of Katherine, the newly acquired wife of industrialist scion Alexander..." - 07/01/2017 Film Comment
"The power of LADY MACBETH is that it encourages the viewer to perform a certain moral calculus as Katherine becomes increasingly ruthless." - 07/21/2017 Chicago Sun-Times
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