Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth (Film Excerpt)
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2016
- The French actress stars in a gripping scene from Justin Kurzel's Shakespearian screen adaptation of the ‘Scottish play’. Read the feature on NOWNESS
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Of all the scenes from the movie, this one struck me the most. Director Justin Kurzel admitted that he wanted to show these characters not in the same light as other adaptations had done (as completely heathen) but that they were human beings who made poor decisions under their circumstances. Having Lady Macbeth talking to a vision of her dead child just added a new layer of analysis to this scene that I never considered. She not only regrets in killing the king; she also laments on what goodness she has lost, from losing her child to the pox to bearing the guilt of killing Macduff's family. She knows what she has done, and knows she will never be redeemed for her wrongs.
The way her face crumbles at "the thane of fife had a wife/where is she now?"
This really helped me with my essay, her acting made it easier for me to analyse this scene, amazing.
I was absolutely blown away by this scene when I first saw it and every time since, it's simply heartbreaking. I have always been impressed by Cotillard, but this is a whole new level.
When you see her departed child, you can feel her longing to hold her child and once again experience the humanity, warmth, and comfort of motherhood. It's like her separation from this sacred experience is her hell on earth. I wasn't moved by this scene; I was devastated.
Marion Cotillard was born to play Lady Macbeth. Her performance is timelessly beautiful. William Shakespeare would be honoured. 👏🏻
While I can't say Kurzel's film is the best film version of Macbeth, I can proudly stand by the opinion that Cotillard is the best Lady Macbeth ever put on film and this is the best film adaptation of the scene.
Most moving scene of the movie.
Haven't seen all the cinematic versions of Lady MacBeth but have seen a lot of them and Cotillard's is the most haunting/best of the lot, particularly this scene. Imagine how terrifying/horrifying it would be to possess the knowledge she now does - to know your soul is damned for eternity and there's nothing you can do about it - no chance of salvation/no 'Scrooge' redemption moment.
This
Where was her Oscar nomination please
It shocks me as to why this woman not only didn't get nominated for an Oscar, but didn't win it......
This is astonishing in it's complexity, just as it was written. BRAVO, I say. To one so great a ghost as to summon the Bard himself.
The physical aspect of this scene are instrumental to Lady Macbeth's character. Scrubbing her hands and looking at the imaginary blood are physiological symptoms of her crushing guilt. The play constantly refers to "the deed" and to 'action' and to 'doing'. After the deed has been committed, Lady Macbeth tries to use the same physical action to rid herself of the shame and guilt but is unable to. So to exclude that physical dimension from this scene takes away from her character and from the play overall.
this is the finest bit of acting I've seen in recent times. stellar.
This scene is a masterpiece.
Fascinating, eerie delivery, but this does not strike me as a sleepwalking scene at all.
Cotillard killed it in this movie. Her acting is masterpiece and by her act and her speechs she gives life to the character. Moreover her capacity to cry impress me
this monologue was breathtaking !
In next 25 years there will be another remake of MacBeth but no one and I mean no one can top this performance, this is stellar acting at its finest. Hats off!!!