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- 2022
- Lightyear Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
- 2022
- Lightyear Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
Summary In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast production of Macbeth struggles to make it to opening night amid the downward spiral of their young and untested director - Orson Welles.
- 2022
- Lightyear Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
- 2022
- Lightyear Entertainment
- 1 h 48 m
Voodoo Macbeth
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Mixed or Average
45
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Summary In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast production of Macbeth struggles to make it to opening night amid the downward spiral of their young and untested director - Orson Welles.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
45
25% Positive
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25% Mixed
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50% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
45
25% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
25% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
50% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It’s attractively filmed and, mostly, solidly performed, taking some historical liberties but otherwise getting the gist of the tale out in the open for new generations to discover and appreciate.
Yes, the film overall is more diverting than stirring. Still, there is a good deal more than novelty value going for this group effort.
None of it, not Welles’ flirtation with his Lady Macduff later Lady Macbeth (Ashli Haynes), not Welles’ domestic problems, not the cast’s various burdens and foibles, is scripted or acted in ways as compelling as the real story, which has been related, in great detail, by every Welles biographer.
With such a gross misinterpretation of the source material (why invent Welles onstage in blackface?) it’s fitting that the most engaging part of “Voodoo Macbeth” turns out to be the archival footage of the real-life production that plays alongside the credits.
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Production Company
Her Pictures,
University of Southern California,
Voodoo Macbeth,
Warner Bros.
Release Date Oct 21, 2022
Duration 1 h 48 m
Genres
Awards
Catalina Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Harlem International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
American Black Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
