Lady Macbeth is a movie directed by William Oldroyd in 2016 and based on the book Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov, first published in 1864. The movie features Florence Pugh, Christopher Fairbank, Cosmo Jarvis, Naomi Ackie, Bill Fellows, Ian Conningham, and others.
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Storyline
Rural England, 1865. Katherine is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
89
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Lady Macbeth
Director: William Oldroyd
Country: UK
Year: 2016
Length: 1h29m
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Year
1864
Pages
88
Book Rate
7.88
S: Goodreads
Book
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Original title: Ledi Makbet Mtsenskovo uyezda
Author: Nikolai Leskov
Country: Russia
First published in: 1864
Length: 88 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“When a movie is being made out of a book, there is a mixed reaction on the part of fans. They are both extremely excited and also terrified.”
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