2011 Coriolanus Movie 1-Disc Box Set for Gift Collection Blu-ray

Plot Summary

Coriolanus is adapted from a work by Shakespeare. The original work takes place in ancient Rome, where the great general Coriolanus made numerous military achievements but was exiled due to his stubborn temperament. Coriolanus became entangled with his past enemies attacking the Roman Empire, and in the end, he was convinced by his own mother to sacrifice his life for it. The movie version moved the background to the modern battlefield of Iraq, and "Voldemort" also transformed into General Coriolanus. Ralph Fiennes did not choose Shakespeare's famous tragedy as the material for his first directorial feature film by chance. Ten years ago, he first starred as Coriolanus at the Almeida Theatre in London. Since then, "I have been fascinated by this work and its characters, and I have always had a strong intuition that it can be placed in a modern context and made into a movie." The film was filmed in Baghdad, but the lines were completely taken from Shakespeare's original work. Fiennes said, "Before and after the 9/11 attacks, you could always see various pictures of war in the media, from the mutiny in Chechnya, the demonstrations in Athens, to the riots in Paris, and the economy was also in turmoil. Everything seemed to happen in drama. Shakespeare's" Coriolanus "also begins with an economic crisis. Fiennes is confident that it is not difficult to bring Shakespeare's tragedy to modern society. In 2005, Deborah Warner (note: a famous British stage play director) brought his modern version of "Julius Caesar" to the stage, and I played Anthony in it; In 1996, Baz Luhrmann also made a film called "Romeo and Juliet: A Postmodern Passion Edition", set in a modern environment, but still using Shakespeare's original lines. ”The film is set against the backdrop of the Iraq War, and screenwriter John Logan said, "Our first president - George Washington - came from a military background, and later Eisenhower, Bush, and others did the same. It turns out that the military and politics have always been closely related to American culture, and for me, this is the most worthwhile theme to explore." As for the political nature of Shakespeare's works, Fiennes believes that "he leaves the audience with questions, not a single answer. His characters are always in a dilemma of thought, allowing the audience to imagine the direction of fate and the solutions to problems." Although "Coriolanus" has just appeared, reporters cannot help but inquire whether Fiennes will once again bring Shakespeare's works to the big screen, He thought for a moment before revealing, "We've talked about this before, and although I don't know how likely it is, I want to choose 'Anthony and Cleopatra' not only because it's a great love story, but also because its writing is very cinematic. I think if Shakespeare was born today, he would definitely be able to thrive in the film industry. '' Coriolanus' costs only $10 million, and Fiennes also said at the press conference, 'I don't know when I can make another Shakespeare film, it's too difficult to invest in the film.' He also took the opportunity to thank the three producers. The film was acquired the North American distribution rights by Weinstein Pictures in the United States during the film festival.