MACBETH – A PARADOXICAL ADAPTATION OF SHAKESPEARE, BY ORSON WELLES
MACBETH – A PARADOXICAL ADAPTATION OF SHAKESPEARE, BY ORSON WELLES

Summary/Abstract: THE ADAPTATION OF WELLES HAS A PARADOXICAL NATURE: IT HAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF BEING IN SOME WAYS VERY CLOSE TO A PLAY AND YET ITS SUCCESS SEEMS TO BE MAINLY DUE TO THE TALENT AND CINEMATIC INSPIRATION OF ITS DIRECTOR. THE ADAPTATION OF A PLAY FOR THE CINEMA REQUIRES THE DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT FROM THE BEGINNING THE CHARACTERS, THE DIALOGUE AND THE SUCCESSION OF SCENES. MACBETH IS THE FIRST AND FOREMOST TRAGEDY OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS: IT EXPLORES THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL, VIRTUE AND CRIME, AND SHOWS HOW THEY ARE BLURRED. THE FILM ADAPTATION OF ORSON WELLES IS A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL THEATRICAL PLAY, INSISTING ON THE EMPHASIS OF THE SYMBOLIC DIMENSION, USING CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES.

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