Fiennes' solid Shakespearean directorial debut
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Screenwriter: John Logan, based
on the play by William Shakespeare
Cast: Ralph Fiennes (Caius
Martius Coriolanus), Vanessa Redgrave (Volumnia), Gerard Butler (Tullus
Aufidius), Brian Cox (Menenius) and Jessica Chastain (Virgilia)
Plot: Having triumphed in war
against Tullus Aufidius, Caius Martius is entitled Coriolanus and nominated to
become Consul of Rome, a city which is starving. His dislike for the people and
the cunning of other politicians drives him into exile, where he unites with Aufidius.
Running Time: 122m 53s
Certificate: 15 – Contains strong bloody violence
You have to applaud Ralph Fiennes’
apparent fearlessness in taking on his first outing as a film director. Not
only has he taken on the difficult job of directing himself in the title role,
but he has chosen one of Shakespeare’s most notoriously troublesome plays.
