Macbeth (1971)
Directed by Roman Polanski
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
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Polanski observes it all with matchless camerawork reminiscent of Preminger (Saint Joan), following characters up and down stairs and into corridors, floating on their malice.
The scenes that show the weird sisters, might not have quite the impact of those in Kurosawa�s Throne of Blood (still the best version of the play, by a hair), but they come awfully close.
The sequence gives way to Macbeth’s drug-induced hallucinations that reference the paranormal dream sequence that gave “Rosemary’s Baby” its demonic hook.