6.6
Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Florence Pugh
Katherine Lester
Cosmo Jarvis
Sebastian
Paul Hilton
Alexander Lester
Naomi Ackie
Anna
Christopher Fairbank
Boris Lester
Golda Rosheuvel
Agnes
Anton Palmer
Teddy
Rebecca Manley
Mary
Fleur Houdijk
Tessa
Cliff Burnett
Father Peter
David Kirkbride
Edward
Bill Fellows
Dr. Burdon
Nicholas Lumley
Mr. Robertson
Raymond Finn
Mr. Kirkbride
Ian Conningham
Detective Logan
Finn Burridge
Farmhand #1
Jack Robertson
Farmhand #2
Kema Sikazwe
Farmhand #3
Elliot Sinclair
Farmhand #4
Andrew Davis
Gentleman #1
Alan Billingham
Gentleman #2
Bailey Palmer
Teddy Double
Director
William Oldroyd
Novel
Nikolai Leskov
Script Editor
Sarah Golding
Writer
Alice Birch
February 4, 2018
7
**There's no one to stand against her!**
Based on the Russian novel of the same name. My first guess was it going to be a boring periodic drama. After knowing about the film plot, I anticipated a storyline just like 'Moliere', but what I saw was a dark and twisted tale. I was really surprised to see a film like this. Enjoyed it though. This is not a good film from the moral value aspect. But film is a film, sometimes it just depicts the real life, even it is a fictional, surely it would have had taken place without the world knowing it.
Katherine, aka Lady Macbeth, a newly married young woman, but that's not an ideal life any couples want to live. Discarded by her husband, she finds a secret lover among the staffs of the house to satisfy her sexual urges. As expected, it does not go well when gossips comes out. Following the consequences, how the rest of the story unfolds was told with a series of twists.
I liked simple settings. Maybe because it was a rural tale, but was so perfect. Florence Pugh has a potential to be a big star. The same goes to the director as well. This is her first film for me. She single handedly made this film look good. Not the year's most anticipated film, but definitely worth a watch. The Russian style British tale. One of the best films from such theme.
_7/10_
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$5,245,263.00