The home release of one of this this year’s best dramas has been confirmed for August. Lady Macbeth will bow on the DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download across the UK from 21st August through Altitude Distribution.
Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
The film is loosely based on a nineteenth century novella called Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov and was later adapted as an Opera. Lady Macbeth is a tragic portrait of a beautiful, determined and merciless young woman seizing her independence in a world dominated by men.
Lady Macbeth is the debut feature film from theatre director William Oldroyd.
Confirmed bonus features include – Audio Commentary with William Oldroyd, Alice Birch and Florence Pugh, Filmed Interview With Florence Pugh & William Oldroyd and a ‘Making of ‘(Bonus footage and Interview from the V&A screening).
