Coriolanus (film)
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Directed by | Ralph Fiennes |
Written by | John Logan |
Based on | Coriolanus by William Shakespeare |
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Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
Edited by | Nicolas Gaster |
Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $7.7 million[4] |
Box office | $2.4 million[2] |
Coriolanus is a 2011 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus. It is directed by and stars Ralph Fiennes as the title character, with Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius, Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia, and Brian Cox as Menenius.[5] This is Fiennes' directorial debut.[6] It places Shakespeare's original text and plot into a contemporary, pseudo-Balkan setting (filmed in Serbia and Montenegro), reminiscent of the Yugoslav Wars.[7]
Plot
In an unknown Balkan
Martius returns to Rome victorious, and in recognition of his great courage, General Cominius gives him the
After being exiled from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out Aufidius in the Volscian capital of
Cast
- Caius Martius Coriolanus
- Tullus Aufidius
- Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia
- Brian Cox as Menenius
- Jessica Chastain as Virgilia
- John Kani as General Cominius[8]
- James Nesbitt as Sicinius[9]
- Paul Jesson as Brutus
- Lubna Azabal as Tamora[9]
- Ashraf Barhom as Cassius[9]
- Dragan Mićanović as Titus Larcius
- Slavko Štimac as Volsce lieutenant
- Radoslav Milenković as Volsce politician
- Harry Fenn as Young Martius
- Jon Snow as TV Anchorman
- Elizabeta Djorevska as Maid
- Slobodan Ninković as War Veteran
- David Yelland and Nikki Amuka-Bird as TV Pundits
- Mona Hammond and Marko Stojanović as Citizens of Rome
Production
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The film was produced on a budget of US $7.7 million. It was filmed in Belgrade and other areas of Serbia using many locals as extras,[4][10] as well as Montenegro and the UK.[11][12]
Release
The
Home media
Coriolanus was released by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on 29 May 2012. Both home media formats of the film contain director commentary with Ralph Fiennes and a behind-the-scenes featurette entitled The Making of Coriolanus.[17] The film was later released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate Films on 4 June 2012, containing the same director commentary audio track but replacing the Making of… featurette with Behind The Scenes of Coriolanus with Will Young.[18]
Reception
Critical response
Coriolanus received positive reviews. It holds an approval rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 151 reviews, with an average rating of 7.38/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Visceral and visually striking, Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus proves Shakespeare can still be both electrifying and relevant in a modern context."[19] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]
Katherine Monk of
Accolades
The film was nominated for
See also
- Roman-Volscian wars
- Richard III (1995), a film also adapted from a Shakespearean play, but with the setting placed in the 1930s.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Coriolanus (2012)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Coriolanus (2012)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Programme 2011". Berlinale 68. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ a b Maher, Kevin (4 February 2012). "Ralph Fiennes peers outside the hurt locker for Coriolanus". The Australian. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Fiennes, Ralph. "Coriolanus (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Relax News (18 March 2010). "Ralph Fiennes makes directorial debut in Serbia". The Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "Coriolanus – review". the Guardian. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Dang, Simon (11 March 2010). "Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus Finalizes Cast For Serbian Shoot Next Week". The Playlist. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Wiseman, Andreas (31 March 2010). "Why Coriolanus Matters". 30 Ninjas. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (25 November 2011). "A First Plunge into Directing Is Hardly Routine". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Belgrade film festival closes, Ralph Fiennes' movie opens 2011 FEST". The Earth Times. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Ralph Fiennes begins filming directorial debut in Belgrade". Monsters and Critics. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ a b Dargis, Manohla (1 December 2011). "He's the Hero of the People, and He Hates It". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Coriolanus". UK Cinema Release Dates. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Katz, Josh (15 March 2012). "Coriolanus Blu-ray". Blu-Ray.com. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Coriolanus – Blu-ray and DVD details". Chris and Phil Present. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Fandango Media. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
External links
- Coriolanus at IMDb
- Coriolanus at AllMovie
- Coriolanus at Rotten Tomatoes
- Coriolanus at D Films
- Coriolanus Archived 7 February 2010 at the ScreenDaily.com