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Actors: Olivera Markovic, Ljuba Tadic
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Siberian Lady Macbeth |
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SIBERIAN LADY MACBETH (Sibirska Ledi Magbet), based on the Nicolas Leskov novel, was directed by the Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda in 1961.
Katerina Izmajlowa lives with her father-in-law Izmajlow in a small Russian village. She's married for five years now with Zinovij Izmailow who's more often abroad than home. Katerina is despised by her husband's father because she hasn't given birth to a child yet. One day, Sergei, a day-laborer, comes to the farm asking for work. He's hired, seduces Katerina but both lovers are seen by Izmajlow. Sergei is beaten but Katerina manages to poison her father-in-law on the same night. Now she can have Sergei in her bed. When her husband Zinovij Izmailow finally comes back home, she also kills him, with the help of Sergei, and buries him in the pigs's sludge.
Katerina and Sergei live happy together for a few months but, one day, a remote cousin of Izmajlow arrives at the farm claiming that half of the Izmajlow's fortune belongs to her and the ten years old boy she has brought with her. The boy is also murdered by the lovers who are, this time, arrested and convicted of murder. They are banned to Siberia and start a long journey on foot towards the northern part of Russia.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Siberian Lady Macbeth |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- Killer POV story
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Eastern Europe
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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