Macbeth (1948)

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Macbeth (1948) -- O. Welles

This is the fever-dream version of the Scottish play -- expressionistic (although not at Caligari heights), with half-remembered lines and tortured soliloquies (performed entirely inside of the characters' heads). Dark and gloomy with heavy mist and sometimes heavy burrs (and sometimes not), the angst and horror settle in on Lady M and MacB pretty much right away -- Welles is his posturing self but the others sometimes do get lost in the jumble. Out, out, brief candle.