Verdi Macbeth Chailly

1987·Movie
2h 13min
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Strong craft, no humor.

Energy

Tense

  • Tension7
  • Spectacle6
  • Adrenaline5

Heart

Moving and melancholic

  • Pathos8
  • Melancholy7
  • Catharsis7

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor3
  • Wit & Wordplay2
  • Situational Comedy1

World

The mind

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Novelty6
  • Dialogue Centrality5

Craft

Standout performances and characters

  • Acting8
  • Character Depth8
  • Direction7

Style

Standout score

  • Music Composition10
  • Music Centrality10
  • Cinematography6

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Claude D'Anna's film of Verdi's Macbeth is a gloomy affair, stressing the descent into madness of the principal villains. It's acted by the singers of the Decca recording of the opera (with two substitutions of actors standing in for singers) and the lip-synching is generally unobtrusive. The musical performance is superb, conducted by Riccardo Chailly with admirable fire, and sung by some of the leading lights of the opera stages of the 1980s. Shirley Verrett virtually owned the role of Lady Macbeth at the time, and she delivers a terrific performance, the voice equal to the role's wide register leaps and it's suffused with emotion, whether urging her husband on to murder or maddened by guilt in the Sleepwalking Scene. Leo Nucci's resonant Macbeth may lack the ultimate in vocal color and steadiness (his last notes of the great aria Pietà, rispetto, amore are wobbly) but he compensates with intensity in both singing and acting.
Verdi OperaShakespeare AdaptationGloomy AtmosphereDescent into MadnessPsychological DramaMurderous AmbitionHaunting ScoreOperatic Performance

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ViolenceSuicide themes

Content advisories: violence and suicide themes.

How long is Verdi Macbeth Chailly?

2 h 13 min

Verdi Macbeth Chailly runs 2 h 13 min.

What language is Verdi Macbeth Chailly in?

Italian

It was made in Italian. Produced in United Kingdom.

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