Coriolanus (2011) (original) (raw)

Caius Martius 'Coriolanus', a revered and feared Roman General is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling and ambitious mother Volumnia to seek the exalted and powerful position of Consul, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure the office. When the public refuses to support him, Coriolanus's anger prompts a riot that culminates in his expulsion from Rome. The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to take his revenge on the city.

Caius Martius 'Coriolanus', a revered and feared Roman General is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling and ambitious mother Volumnia to seek the exalted and powerful position of Consul, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure the office. When the public refuses to support him, Coriolanus's anger prompts a riot that culminates in his expulsion from Rome. The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to take his revenge on the city. (less)

Director: Ralph Fiennes
Writers: John Logan, William Shakespeare
Starring: Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain, Vanessa Redgrave, John Kani
Producers: Ralph Fiennes, John Logan, Gabrielle Tana, Julia Taylor-Stanley, Colin Vaines

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Review by Brian Orndorf, January 26, 2012

7 / 10

Every now and then, visionary filmmakers take on the challenge of contemporizing or reevaluating the illustrious works of William Shakespeare, performing a cinematic blood transfusion of sorts to energize material hundreds of years old. Think Kenneth Branagh�s �Hamlet,� Baz Luhrmann�s �Romeo + Juliet,� and Richard Loncraine�s �Richard III.� Pushing Shakespeare into a bleak battle zone is director/star Ralph Fiennes and �Gladiator� screenwriter John Logan, who inject �Coriolanus� with burning venom, assembling a tempestuous drama of betrayal and cruel authority that breathes fire and takes pris ...read more...

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