Macbeth (1971)
Directed by Roman Polanski · Cinematography by Gilbert Taylor
R140 min53 frames
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What is Macbeth about?
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
Macbeth is a 1971 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski, and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it tells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as the title character and his wife, noted for their relative youth as actors. Themes of historic recurrence, greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare's story of moral decline, which is presented in a more realistic style.
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Where can you watch Macbeth?
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What does the cinematography of Macbeth look like?
Sampled across 53 frames, the coverage of Macbeth leans on medium shots (40% of the sample) and wide compositions (34%). Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the medieval era.
What is the color palette of Macbeth?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Macbeth (1971) are #31312e, #52524c, #53483a, #717169, #908f8b, #100f0f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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