Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Macbeth (1909, Mario Caserini)
| Title | Macbeth |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Release Locations | Italy
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| Director | Mario Caserini |
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| Medium | Black & white video, no sound |
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| Length | 16 mins |
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| Audience | general public
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| Play Connections | Macbeth (abridgment)
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Description
This early silent made by Cines of Rome and directed by the pioneering Mario Caserini (1874-1920) offers another example of the Italian operatic taste for lavish spectacle. Italian films ultimately influenced the kind of spectacle that D.W. Griffith brought to an apotheosis in his 1916 Intolerance. Caserini's wife, Maria, plays Lady Macbeth in this film
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell