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Lady Macbeth

2016, drama

86 minutes

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.

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10

2017-01-22

It’s masterful, captivating and solidly directed. Read more

8.5

2017-05-07

Full of wicked humour, steamy encounters and jaw dropping drama... Read more

8.0

2018-02-16

Dares to be different. Very different, in fact. Read more

8.0

Evan Popplestone of Cinema's Fringes

2017-08-28

An engrossing study of female repression and resultant psychopathy...

8.0

2017-08-15

Unusual, uncomfortable, austere, and tragic, this drama film will likely give you the bitterest taste you’ve had this year in the movie theaters. Read more

8.0

2017-07-28

It’s still well worth your time with beautiful shots, sickening twists and without a doubt one of the best performances of the year. Read more

8.0

2017-04-05

For an adaptation of a work of 19th century literature, Oldroyd's film is commendably light on dialogue, as the director spins his story in a cinematic fashion, all subtle gestures, wicked smiles and nervous frowns. This combined with the unique milieu of its Northern English industrial revolution 'new money' setting (the characters here are gruff and coarse, a million miles away from the polite, tea drinking home counties prota... Read more

8.0

2017-03-09

Oldroyd’s uses his experience to spin a boldly beguiling twist on the historical drama genre... Read more

7.5

2017-10-20

Those who can wrap their brains around the films subject manner may find one of 2017’s biggest gems. Read more

6.0

2017-07-06

May be a solid work. But serious drama today expects more depth of characterisation and complexity of narrative interpretation. Read more

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8.0

2017-05-24

Geen zoetsappig en romantisch kostuumdrama, maar eerder een spannend liefdesdrama. Read more

8.0

2017-04-13

Florence Pughs spel is heel specifiek: iedere draai van haar pols, iedere opgetrokken mondhoek lijkt gekozen met uiterste precisie. Read more

8.0

2017-04-12

Dit gestripte en eigentijdse kostuumdrama met een donker randje is een must see. Read more

7.5

Marleen Hegeman of De Filmrecensent

2017-04-18

William Oldroyds decors, kleurgebruik en cameragebruik vertellen een verhaal op zichzelf. Read more

5.0

2017-04-15

Wat dit klassieke drama verliest op het narratieve vlak, wint het terug op vormtechnisch gebied. Read more

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