Anyone have to watch this for high school/secondary school? I remember having to watch - way back in 1992. Amazingly - it got showed in an English lesson - and to think that this film is pretty graphic - it's a 15 in the UK.
sharei saw it in England while i was at secondary school. i was around 12 in 1978 and i read the book and saw this film on VHS at the behest of my English Literature teacher.
i loved it upon my first viewing and have seen it frequently since then, and still enjoy it.
Strangely i cannot seem to get into anything else by Shakespeare, book or otherwise. Dickens on the other hand is more my cup of tea...
Wow - ajmal-m. You saw on VHS in 1978 in the UK - that's pretty amasing in itself as VHS was very much in its infancy in those days. Plus, the video market wasn't what it is now.
As for the film - yes, it's quite a bold adaptation of Macbeth. Polanksi put some energy into this. As times goes by - I think the film gets better with age. I can't think of many other film versions that are able to match it - maybe Kurowsawa's Throne of Blood - or the recent BBC version with Patrick Stewart - but this version sticks in your mind.
It still sort of takes me back that this got shown in secondary school - as I suppose some parents might not like the graphic content of this film.
it was either Betamax or VHS, but whichever it was the teacher organized the tape, the TV and the viewing room. all we had to do was sit and watch!
sharesaw it in high school (1997). honors-level classes could demonstrate some level of maturity =]
shareOur English teacher showed it to us when we were studying it for the Leaving Certificate (Irish exam)
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We were taken to see it when I was at secondary school. This was in 1973, just after it was released. Australia was a much more enlightened place then and I doubt a class would be taken to see such a film now, unless it was heavily censored.
It was on the TV last night here in the UK on the US run filmon station. All of the violence and nudity was cut, so we missed the sleepwalking scene ("Out damn spot") but more importantly the entire scene where Macbeth meets the witches and learns that "None of woman born shall harm Macbeth" <facepalm>. Will the Yanks ever grow up when it comes to on screen nudity?
Yes, in 1987 in honors English, we were reading the play and we were shown this film. When I saw Polanski's name on it, I was like, "Hey, I know this guy! When did he make this?" Found out later on.
shareSaw it in Advanced English in High School. The teacher handled the nudity by simply telling us he assumed we were all mature enough to handle it. GREAT movie, and I'll add it to my permanent collection after Polanski dies.
shareSame here. I was sent with my English class to watch this in 1980. I remember finding it pretty graphic. Polanski's (ahem) reputation was also well known.
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