Lady Macbeth

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Lady Macbeth is a 2016 British period drama film in which Florence Pugh delivers a breakout performance as a young woman trapped in a suffocating marriage who resorts to increasingly ruthless measures to claim her freedom.


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instanceOf British film
film
period drama film
awardReceived British Independent Film Award for Best Actress for Florence Pugh
British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay
basedOn Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
novella by Nikolai Leskov
character Alexander Lester
Anna
Katherine Lester
Sebastian
cinematographyBy Ari Wegner
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception generally positive
director William Oldroyd
distributor Altitude Film Distribution
Roadside Attractions
editedBy Nick Emerson
filmingLocation County Durham
genre drama film
period drama
leadActor Florence Pugh
MPAARating R
musicBy Dan Jones
nominatedFor BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
notableFor Florence Pugh breakout performance
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A young woman in a loveless, oppressive marriage resorts to increasingly ruthless measures to claim her freedom.
premieredAt Toronto International Film Festival
producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
productionCompany BBC Films
BFI Film Fund
iFeatures
releaseDate 2016-09-10
releaseYear 2016
runtimeMinutes 89
screenwriter Alice Birch
settingPeriod 19th century
stars Christopher Fairbank
Cosmo Jarvis
Florence Pugh
Naomi Ackie
Paul Hilton
theme female agency
oppression
patriarchy
violence

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Florence Pugh
appearsIn
Lady Macbeth ("Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District")
basedOn
Florence Pugh
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