Coriolanus (film)

Coriolanus
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ralph Fiennes
Produced by	Ralph Fiennes Colin Vaines John Logan Gabrielle Tana Julia Taylor-Stanley
Screenplay by	John Logan
Based on	Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
Starring	Ralph Fiennes Gerard Butler Vanessa Redgrave Brian Cox Jessica Chastain Paul Jesson
Music by	Ilan Eshkeri[1]
Cinematography	Barry Ackroyd
Studio	Magnolia Mae Films
Distributed by	Icon Entertainment, D Films, The Weinstein Company (USA) Lionsgate (UK)
Release date(s)	14 February 2011 (2011-02-14) (Berlin International Film Festival) 25 December 2011 (2011-12-25) (Canada)
Country	United Kingdom Canada
Language	English

Coriolanus is a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler. It marks Fiennes's directorial debut.^[2] Shooting began 17 March 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia.^[2]

Plot

A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.

Cast

• Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus
• Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius
• Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia
• Brian Cox as Menenius
• Jessica Chastain as Virgilia
• John Kani as General Cominius^[3]
• James Nesbitt as Sicinius^[4]
• Paul Jesson as Brutus
• Lubna Azabal as Tamora^[4]
• Ashraf Barhom as Cassius^[4]
• Slavko Štimac as Volsce Lieutenant
• Dragan Mićanović as Titus
• Radoslav Milenković as Volsce Politician
• Harry Fenn as Young Martius

Release

The film premiered Out of Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in February 2011^[5] and it opened the 2011 Belgrade International Film Festival.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ CORIOLANUS RECORDING SESSION Ilan Eshkeri. September 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} "Fiennes makes directorial debut in Serbia". AFP. 17 March 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i-ObsFKcEw5Nb_N5qsyNL0PgNcEg. Retrieved 17 March 2010. 
3. ^ "Ralph Fiennes' 'Coriolanus' Finalizes Cast For Serbian Shoot Next Week". 11 March 2010. http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/03/ralph-fiennes-coriolanus-finalizes-cast.html. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Wiseman, Andreas (31 March 2010). "Why Coriolanus Matters". Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus Blog. http://30ninjas.com/blog/ralph-fiennes-coriolanus-blog-why-coriolanus-matters. Retrieved 9 April 2010. 
5. ^ "Berlinale 2011: First Competition Films". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_7188.html. Retrieved 2010-12-15. 
6. ^ "Belgrade film festival closes, Ralph Fiennes' movie opens 2011 FEST". Earth Times. 28 February 2010. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/311769,belgrade-film-festival-closes-ralph-fiennes-movie-opens-2011-fest.html. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
7. ^ "Ralph Fiennes begins filming directorial debut in Belgrade". Monsters and Critics. 10 March 2010. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1539969.php/Ralph-Fiennes-begins-filming-directorial-debut-in-Belgrade. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 

Awards

This film was nominated for Golden Berlin Bear award at Berlin International Film Festival 2011.

External links

• Coriolanus at Icon Entertainment
• Coriolanus at D Films
• Coriolanus at the Internet Movie Database
• Coriolanus at ScreenDaily.com