Denzel Washington And Crew Discuss The Making Of The Tragedy Of Macbeth In New Featurette
After a limited theatrical release in December of last year, the new A24 film The Tragedy of Macbeth finally made its long-awaited appearance on the Apple TV Plus streaming platform on January 14, 2022. To further promote the project from Joel Coen, the streaming platform released a new featurette in which Denzel Washington and others sat down to reflect on the process behind the film's detailed creation.
Apple TV Plus' The Tragedy of Macbeth centers around Macbeth, a Scottish lord played by Washington, convinced that his path points towards royalty. A trio of three witches, played masterfully by Kathryn Hunter, persuades the troubled lord that he will become the next King of Scotland, propelling that narrative down a dark and psychological path. His ambitions cascade into his wife, Lady Macbeth, played by Frances McDormand, who assists him in his violent and mischievous attempts to seize power. The film lives in highly defined black-and-white and is fitted within the box-like Academy ratio, creating an experience for audiences that places them entirely within the midst of the drama at play.
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"The way I've always looked at the film is that it doesn't take place in any physical place. It takes place in the minds of the characters and the psychological reality," stated the film's composer, Carter Burwell, which is a sentiment felt amongst many involved with crafting Coen's artistic vision. Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespearean literature that has seen numerous visual directions, but Coen's geometric and architectural approach sparked great enthusiasm in the cast and crew. "He's just brilliant. He's one of the most, if not the most, brilliant filmmakers I've
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