DramaYear2012Duration2h 3mIMDb6.1

Coriolanus

DramaThrillerWar

A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.

Trailer

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Director

Ralph Fiennes

Caius Martius Coriolanus

Gerard Butler

Tullus Aufidius

Brian Cox

Menenius

Lubna Azabal

First Citizen (Tamora)

Ashraf Barhom

Second Citizen (Cassius)

ZC

Zoran Cica

Citizen

MD

Milos Dabic

Citizen

NI

Nicolas Isia

Citizen

Zoran Miljkovic

Citizen

MM

Marija Mogbolu

Citizen

MP

Milan Perovic

Citizen

NR

Nenad Ristic

Citizen

LS

Lawrence Stevenson

Citizen

Marko Stojanovic

Citizen

Tamara Krcunovic

Citizen

ZY

Zu Yu Hua

Citizen

Olivera Viktorovic

Citizen

DV

Danijela Vranjes

Citizen

John Logan

Writer

William Shakespeare

Writer

Comments

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Shakespeare isn't Shakespeare without Shakespearean language. It might be difficult to understand exactly what the dialogue is during parts of Coriolanus, but there's no difficulty following the meaning. The action, the direction and some powerful performances – most notably from Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave – carry the film and more than compensate for the language barriers. Some people walked out about halfway through but the climactic third act made it well worth the perseverance – especially Redgrave's moving monologue as the formidable matriarch Volumnia. Gerard Butler was pretty forgettable in this. Whether that's because he isn't exactly of thespian discipline or because his character isn't particularly pronounced in this play, is up to you to decide. Perhaps he and Jessica Chastain are nothing more than a bit of totty to sell the film? Perhaps that's just a bit cynical. James Nesbitt added an interesting, somewhat unexpected dynamic to the play with his enigmatic nuances of jest and malice. Also worth a mention was the little-known Dragan Micanovic who played a minor character, Titus, but delivered a couple of pivotal lines with engrossing presence. The real star of the show is obviously Shakespeare. His poetic prose courses through your mind and adds fuel to the fires of his drama. His characters are bold and consistent, truly agents of their own destinies. The subject matter resonates with political allegory and the film's release is timely and relevant. The play set in a present day context highlights the tribal social system which still dominates our affairs. The story also works to express the futility of war. Fiennes has done well to translate Coriolanus from the stage to the screen and he hasn't stretched it too far so as to alienate it from the original text. Stylistically, the film is quite gritty. The focus is mostly on the actors, their eyes, their expressions and their delivering of lines, but there are a few purely cinematic moments (fight scenes in particular) which justify the adaptation to the screen. There are a couple of truly violent moments in the film which blast the cobwebs off the old play and hook the modern, desensitized audience into the story. Coriolanus is a tense and violent political wartime thriller which makes Shakespeare not only accessible but utterly captivating. A credible directorial debut from one of the industry's finest working actors. http://ionlyaskedwhatyouthought.blogspot.com/

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