Lady Macbeth (film)
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| Directed by | William Oldroyd |
| Produced by | Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly |
| Screenplay by | Alice Birch |
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Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov |
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| Music by | Dan Jones |
| Cinematography | Ari Wegner |
| Edited by | Nick Emerson |
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89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget |
£500,000 ($650,000) |
| Box office | $3.9 million |
Lady Macbeth is a 2016 British drama film directed by William Oldroyd and written by Alice Birch, based on the novel Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. It stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank. The plot follows a young woman who is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016, and was released in the UK on 28 April 2017 by Altitude Film Distribution and in the US on 14 July 2017 by Roadside Attractions. It received positive reviews and has grossed nearly $4 million worldwide.
In the year 1865 in rural England, a young woman, Katherine, is in a loveless marriage to an older man, Alexander Lester. They live at the country estate of Alexander's father, Boris. Katherine is forced to maintain a strict schedule and prevented from leaving the house. Boris scolds Katherine for not giving Alexander a son, but Alexander shows no physical interest in her.
One day both Boris and Alexander have to leave the estate for separate business matters, leaving Katherine alone with the housemaid, Anna. For the first time in memory, Katherine is free to explore the area to alleviate her boredom. One day she discovers Anna being suspended from the ground in an outhouse by the men who work on the land. She is attracted to one of them, Sebastian, and the next day deliberately encounters him on the land.
Presently, Sebastian comes to the house to visit Katherine. Initially resistant, Katherine admits him, and they have sex. Thereafter they begin an affair. Anna informs the local priest, who attempts to warn Katherine, but Katherine sends him away. After some time Boris returns home. Having been informed of Katherine and Sebastian's affair, he beats Sebastian and locks him in an outhouse, and threatens Katherine when she demands his release. Katherine responds by poisoning his food, and calmly makes small talk with Anna as he chokes to death in the next room.
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