Orson Welles's “Macbeth” of 1948 and Its Lack of Budget

Orson Welles's "Macbeth", 1948, is perhaps one of the most original interpretations of Shakespeare. Welles complained of a shortage of funds, which showed in the costumes and sets, but it may now be said that in many respects this gave the picture its unrepeatable aesthetic. Interestingly, the film was made at the same time as "Hamlet" with Laurence Olivier, which far outstripped "Macbeth" in popular affection and in the notices of the film critics.

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

Orson Welles's “Macbeth” of 1948 and Its Lack of Budget

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s