Apple TVMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
This play is like a film noir and I was a budding noirista as a teen. “The Tragedy of Macbeth” visually leans into my noirish interpretation. It’s shot in silvery, at times gothic black and white by Bruno Delbonnel, has a moody score by…
The film has a cold, abstract beauty. The castle is a marvel of brutalist architecture, while Bruno Delbonnel’s stark black-and-white cinematography emphasises the set’s harsh lines and shadows. The three witches who prophesy Macbeth’s…
(soundbite of film, "The tragedy of macbeth"). FRANCES MCDORMAND: (As Lady Macbeth) The raven himself is hoarse, that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements. Unsex me here and fill me from the crown to toe top-full of…
