Joel Coen: The Tragedy of Macbeth

By the pricking of my thumbs, Deep Cut Upkeep this way comes! After splitting from his brother Ethan last year, Joel Coen went back to the book and then threw it out the window with his divisive, postmodern take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Glorious set design, gorgeous cinematography, but methinks that none of the Deep Cut Trio are convinced: Wilson isn’t moved by Denzel Washington’s lead performance, Ben finds the heightened artifice pointless, and Eli finds Coen’s examination of the themes in the text to be lacking. But hey: there’s always Skip Lievsay, shining golden boy of the aural sense.

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CREW:

Director: Joel Coen

Producers: Joel Coen, Frances McDormand, Robert Graf

Writers: Joel Coen, William Shakespeare

Editors: Joel Coen, Lucian Johnston

Cinematographer: Bruno Delbonnel

Production Design: Stefan Dechant

Art Direction: Jason T. Clark

Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh, Tim Croshaw, Jane Wuu, Michael Thurman, Trinh Vu, Colin Sieburgh

Visual Effects: Alex Lemke, Michael Huber, Rich Pernice

Composer: Carter Burwell

Sound: Skip Lievsay, Paul Urmson, Peter F. Kurland

Costumes: Mary Zophres Michelle Kurpaska Mark Avery

Make-Up: Jean Ann Black Josh Foster

CAST:

Macbeth: Denzel Washington

Lady Macbeth: Frances McDormand

Ross: Alex Hassell

Banquo: Bertie Carvel

Duncan: Brendan Gleeson

Macduff: Corey Hawkins

Malcolm: Harry Melling

Lennox: Miles Anderson

Donalbain: Matt Helm

Lady Macduff: Moses Ingram

Witches / Old Man: Kathryn Hunter

Fleance: Lucas Barker

Porter: Stephen Root

Angus: Robert Gilbert

Macduff's Son: Ethan Hutchison

Seyton: James Udom

Siward: Richard Short

Monteith: Sean Patrick Thomas

Captain: Ralph Ineson

Doctor: Jefferson Mays

Wheyface: Jacob McCarthy