The film is based on an essay by Nikolai Leskov "Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda", written in 1864. The story name contains an allusion to Ivan Turgenev's story "Hamlet of Shchigrovsky Uyezd" (1849)
I liked this move. Great performances by a young and talented actress Florence Pugh and Cosmo Jarvis. Not sure why feminism was brought into discussion of this film, mostly by those who did not like it. Imagination gone wild I guess. Leskov himself called his story a gloomy story in strict tones of a strong and passionate feminine character. The story was to be the beginning of a cycle about the characters of Russian women. So it has nothing to do with feminism.
There is a Russian version of this movie, Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda (1989) (Леди Макбет Мценского уезда (1989), Director: Roman Balayan. You might want watch it on one of the Russian sites kinobanda dot net for example. It is in Russian language though.
I liked this move. Great performances by a young and talented actress Florence Pugh and Cosmo Jarvis. Not sure why feminism was brought into discussion of this film, mostly by those who did not like it. Imagination gone wild I guess. Leskov himself called his story a gloomy story in strict tones of a strong and passionate feminine character. The story was to be the beginning of a cycle about the characters of Russian women. So it has nothing to do with feminism.
There is a Russian version of this movie, Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda (1989) (Леди Макбет Мценского уезда (1989), Director: Roman Balayan. You might want watch it on one of the Russian sites kinobanda dot net for example. It is in Russian language though.