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Coriolanus
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Coriolanus is a 2011 war, drama, and thriller film directed by Ralph Fiennes, who also stars alongside Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, and Paul Jesson. The screenplay was written by John Logan, with production by Logan, Gabrielle Tana, and Fiennes. The film is based on the work of William Shakespeare and Bertolt Brecht. Principal photography took place in Serbia, with the narrative set in Rome. It was produced by Icon Productions and BBC Film, among others, and distributed by The Weinstein Company and Netflix.
The movie has a runtime of 123 minutes and was released on February 14, 2011. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1 and a Metascore of 79. The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress. It received an R rating. The production budget was 7,700,000, while the revenue totaled 1,072,602. The original language is English.
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5.9Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Caius Martius Coriolanus
- Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius
- Lubna Azabal as First Citizen (Tamora)
- Ashraf Barhom as Second Citizen (Cassius)
- Jessica Chastain as Virgilia
- Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia
Themes
- rebellion
- senate
- general
- politics
- roman
- governance
- banishment
- rivalry
- revenge
- tragedy
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
34,834 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
79/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award10 wins & 18 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ralph Fiennes
- Written by
- John Logan
- Based on
- Coriolanus , by William Shakespeare
- Produced by
- Ralph Fiennes John Logan Gabrielle Tana Julia Taylor-Stanley Colin Vaines
- Starring
- Ralph Fiennes Gerard Butler Vanessa Redgrave Brian Cox Jessica Chastain John Kani James Nesbitt Paul Jesson Lubna Azabal Ashraf Barhom
- Cinematography
- Barry Ackroyd
- Edited by
- Nicolas Gaster
- Music by
- Ilan Eshkeri
- Production companies
- Icon Entertainment International Hermetof Pictures BBC Films Lonely Dragon Lip Sync Productions LLC Magna Films Artemis Films Magnolia Mae Films Atlantic Swiss Productions Synchronistic Pictures Kalkronkie
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate (UK) The Weinstein Company (US)
- Release dates
- 14 February 2011 ( 2011-02-14 ) ( Berlin ) 20 January 2012 ( 2012-01-20 ) (UK & US)
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $7.7 million
- Box office
- $2.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ralph Fiennes
- Screenwriter
- John Logan
- Composer
- Ilan Eshkeri
- Producer
- Ralph Fiennes
- Production company
- BBC Film
- Cinematographer
- Barry Ackroyd
- Narrative location
- Rome
- Filming location
- Serbia
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 479383
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.coriolanusmovie.co.uk
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- publication date
- 2011-02-14
- title
- Coriolanus
- nominated for
- BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Bertolt Brecht
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 79/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Coriolanus is a 2011 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus. It is directed and produced by Ralph Fiennes in his directorial debut, who also stars as the title character, with Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius, Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia, Brian Cox as Menenius, and Jessica Chastain as Virgilia. It places Shakespeare's original text and plot into a contemporary, pseudo-Balkan setting (filmed in Serbia and Montenegro), reminiscent of the Yugoslav Wars.
The film premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear, before being released in the United Kingdom and United States on January 20, 2012. It received positive reviews from critics, with Fiennes nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut.
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