From Shakespeare's Macbeth to Orson Welles's 1948 Blockbuster
From Shakespeare's Macbeth to Orson Welles's 1948 Blockbuster
Author(s): Sara Moldoveanu HunzikerSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Universitatea Hyperion
Keywords: Shakespeare; Macbeth; theatre; Orson Welles; movie; work of genius
Summary/Abstract: Inspired by the Shakespearean text, modern arts have generated reshaped masterpieces that reveal our "modern experience, anxiety and sensitivity" (Kott: 49). The present article attempts to briefly trace the influence exerted by Shakespeare's Macbeth on various contemporary cinematographic productions with special emphasis on Orson Welles's 1948 blockbuster.
Journal: Cinematographic Art & Documentation
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 25-31
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English