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Zusatztext "Sensational and gripping! Vanessa Redgrave is one of the world's greatest actresses! and director-star Ralph Fiennes and writer John Logan tell a damn good story!" Informationen zum Autor John Logan's work as a screenwriter includes Hugo , Coriolanus , Rango , Sweeney Todd , The Aviator , Gladiator , The Last Samurai , Any Given Sunday , and RKO 281 . He received the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic Circle, and Drama League awards for his play Red, and is the author of more than a dozen plays. Klappentext A feared and revered military commander courts tragedy when he enters the political arena in Coriolanus, a driving action/drama that marks the directorial debut of the film's star, two-time Academy Award ® -nominee Ralph Fiennes. Working from an adapted screenplay by award-winning writer John Logan, Fiennes takes a bracingly modern and naturalistic approach to Shakespeare, delivering a story that speaks strongly to our own polarized, volatile times. Updating William Shakespeare's late-period tragedy of ancient Roman setting to the 21st-century of guerrilla insurgencies, instant polling, and 24-hour news networks, Fiennes delivers a trenchant tale of honor, power, politics, and pride. Joining Fiennes onscreen is an exciting, impressive, and international cast that includes Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, Oscar ® winner Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Chastain, John Kani, James Nesbitt, Paul Jesson, Lubna Azabal, and Ashraf Barhom. Zusammenfassung A feared and revered military commander courts tragedy when he enters the political arena in Coriolanus! a driving action/drama that marks the directorial debut of the film's star! two-time Academy Award ® -nominee Ralph Fiennes. Working from an adapted screenplay by award-winning writer John Logan! Fiennes takes a bracingly modern and naturalistic approach to Shakespeare! delivering a story that speaks strongly to our own polarized! volatile times. Updating William Shakespeare's late-period tragedy of ancient Roman setting to the 21st-century of guerrilla insurgencies! instant polling! and 24-hour news networks! Fiennes delivers a trenchant tale of honor! power! politics! and pride. Joining Fiennes onscreen is an exciting! impressive! and international cast that includes Gerard Butler! Brian Cox! Oscar ® winner Vanessa Redgrave! Jessica Chastain! John Kani! James Nesbitt! Paul Jesson! Lubna Azabal! and Ashraf Barhom. ...
