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Architecture in Cinema

Film: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Director: Joel Coen


I’m not adept at writing movie reviews, but I cannot overlook Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth.

The black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s play captivates from the first frames with its austere aesthetics. In our work, we use black and white to highlight composition errors, effective in both visualizations and photos. Imagine a film composed entirely of such impeccably crafted episodes. My eyes delighted as I compiled a frame-by-frame archive.

Speaking of austerity, the architectural sets deserve special mention. The near-total absence of details allows even an inexperienced viewer to focus and subconsciously read the planning, accents, and rhythm, all in a dynamic setting. This film is an excellent guide to framing a scene.

As for the actors' performances and other film criticism aspects, I’ll leave that to colleagues on Kinopoisk.)
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