Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
| 16 April 2019 (USA)
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Trailers

Of Shostakovich’s initial undertaking – a trilogy on the tragic destinies of Russian women through the ages – only one opera was ever written: the hard-hitting Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Although one of the mainsprings of the work, the Shakespearean parallel is here bitterly ironic: unlike Lady Macbeth, Katerina Ismaïlova who, in the remote reaches of rural 19th century Russia, falls in love with one of her husband’s employees and is finally forced to commit suicide, is less a manipulator than a victim of a violent and patriarchal society. Krzysztof Warlikowski liberates all the subversive power of this scorching and scandalous work, which marked the early years of the Opéra Bastille.

Reviews
Flyerplesys

Perfectly adorable

... View More
ChanFamous

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

... View More
SanEat

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

... View More
Tayyab Torres

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

... View More