Which Shakespearian tragedy was turned into a 2011 film starring Ralph Fiennes in the title role?
"Shakespearian-class trawler The Shakespearian-class trawler was a class of anti-submarine naval trawlers that served the Royal Navy. Ships in this class had a displacement of 545 tons, a top speed of , a crew of 40 men, and armament of one 12-pounder anti-aircraft (AA) gun, three 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns and 30 depth charges. They were nearly identical to the s, of which they are usually considered a subclass. Three of the Shakespearian-class trawlers were war losses: ""Coriolanus"", ""Horatio"" and ""Laertes"". One, ""Othello"", was transferred to Italy in 1946, and another, ""Rosalind"", to Kenya, also in 1946. By the"
"in August 2009. They have two daughters. Fiennes was one of the celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand, E. L. James and Rachel Riley, to design and sign his own card for the UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The cards were auctioned off on eBay during May 2014. Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen"
"Jane Eyre (2011 film) Jane Eyre is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. The screenplay is written by Moira Buffini based on Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name, a classic of the Gothic, bildungsroman, and romance genres. The film was released on 11 March 2011 in the United States and 9 September in Great Britain and Ireland. The film's costume design, lead by Michael O'Connor, was nominated for an Academy Award. The film begins with Jane Eyre fleeing Thornfield Hall in the middle of the night and"
"seems fair to say that quite a lot will be at stake. That is not the case in ""The Ides of March"", which is less an allegory of the American political process than a busy, foggy, mildly entertaining antidote to it."" The Ides of March (2011 film) The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play ""Farragut North"". It stars Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti,"
"along with two other plays, at the University of Michigan. The director, David Farr, saw the play as depicting the modernization of an ancient ritualized culture, and drew on samurai influences to illustrate that view. He described it as “in essence, a modern production. The play is basically about the birth of democracy.” In 2011, Ralph Fiennes directed and starred as Coriolanus with Gerard Butler as Aufidius and Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia in a modern-day film adaptation ""Coriolanus"". It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in May, 2012. It has a 93% rating on the film review site Rottentomatoes.com, giving"
"Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Sir Robert Dudley in ""Elizabeth"" (1998), Commisar Danilov in ""Enemy at the Gates"" (2001), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the of the TV series ""American Horror Story"" (2012–2013). His role in the 2017 TV drama series"
"rights to the simple title ""Wuthering Heights"" due to the copyright on their 1939 film version of the novel. The film stars Ralph Fiennes as the tortured Heathcliff and Juliette Binoche as the free-spirited Catherine Earnshaw, in a precursor to their later, successful collaboration on ""The English Patient"". The role of Heathcliff opened up doors for Ralph Fiennes to play Amon Goeth in ""Schindler's List"". American director Steven Spielberg claimed he liked Fiennes for Goeth because of his ""dark sexuality."" The film received mostly negative reviews from film critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of"
"of interviews with thirteen leading actors focussing on specific Shakespearean roles. It was nominated as 2011 Theatre Book of the Year. In ""Shakespeare on Stage"" Curry interviews Brian Cox (about the titular role of Titus Andronicus), Judi Dench (Juliet), Ralph Fiennes (about the titular role of Coriolanus), Rebecca Hall (Rosalind from ""As You Like It""), Derek Jacobi (Malvolio from ""Twelfth Night""), Jude Law (""Hamlet""), Adrian Lester (""Henry V""), Ian McKellen (""Macbeth""), Helen Mirren (Cleopatra), Tim Pigott-Smith (Leontes from ""A Winter's Tale""), Kevin Spacey (""Richard II""), Patrick Stewart (Prospero from ""The Tempest""), and Penelope Wilton (Isabella from ""Measure for Measure. A"
"Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer and director, particularly known for his portrayal of the villainous Lord Voldemort in the ""Harry Potter"" film series. A Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. Fiennes' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in ""Schindler's List"" (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His performance as Count Almásy in ""The English Patient"""
"to be viewed as near-definitive."" Luke Buckmaster of ""The Daily Review"" rated the film four out of five stars, calling it ""bold"" and ""fearless"" and praising the production values as well as Fassbender and Cotillard's performances, but criticised the actors' poor enunciation or peculiar accents, which distracted from the film's other qualities. Macbeth (2015 film) Macbeth is a 2015 British-French film tragedy based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. The film was directed by Justin Kurzel from a screenplay adapted by Jacob Koskoff, Todd Louiso, and Michael Lesslie. It stars Michael Fassbender in the title role and Marion"
"Melancholia (2011 film) Melancholia is a 2011 psychological drama science fiction art film written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Kiefer Sutherland, with Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, and Udo Kier in supporting roles. The film's story revolves around two sisters, one of whom is preparing to marry just before a rogue planet is about to collide with Earth. Von Trier's initial inspiration for the film came from a depressive episode he suffered. The film is a Danish production by Zentropa, with international co-producers"
"Hero, at the age of nine, played a young version of his uncle Ralph's character, Lord Voldemort, in ""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"". Her daughter Mercy was featured in the 2008 film, ""The Duchess"" as the Duchess of Devonshire's daughter, Georgiana (Little G). Martha Fiennes Martha Maria Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 5 February 1964) is an English film director, writer and producer. An award-winning director, Fiennes is best known for her films ""Onegin"" (1999), which starred her elder brother, Ralph, and ""Chromophobia"" (2005). Fiennes made her directorial debut with the film ""Onegin"" – an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's verse novel"
"called it ""a focused, if at times melodramatic, take on the play's beating heart"". Hamlet (2011 film) Hamlet is a 2011 Canadian drama film written and directed by Bruce Ramsay in his directorial debut. It is a condensed retelling of William Shakespeare's play ""Hamlet"" set in 1940s England. Ramsay stars alongside Lara Gilchrist, Peter Wingfield, Gillian Barber, and Duncan Fraser. It premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was theatrically released in 2014. In 1940s London, Hamlet attempts to resolve the murder of his father. ""Hamlet"" premiered on October 11, 2011, at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It received"
"by Ralph Fiennes' character. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the ""James Bond"" series, ""Skyfall"" was positively received by critics and at the box office, grossing over $1 billion worldwide, and became the highest-grossing film of all-time in the UK and the highest-grossing film in the ""James Bond"" series. Critics called Dench's Saturn Awards-nominated performance ""compellingly luminous"". In 2013, Dench starred as the title character in the Stephen Frears directed film, ""Philomena"", a film inspired by true events of a woman looking for the son which the Catholic Church took from her a half-century before. The film was screened in"
"Carnage (2011 film) Carnage is a 2011 black comedy-drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the Tony Award-winning play ""God of Carnage"" by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The screenplay is by Reza and Polanski. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, Poland, and Spain. It stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. In the film, presented in a classic case of much ado about nothing, two sets of parents try to resolve a situation in a civilised manner. But, the actual matter aside, it is their own idiosyncrasies that rise to the surface."
"The film currently holds an 86% 'Fresh' rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, with the consensus ""Roman Polanski's ""Macbeth"" is unsettling and uneven, but also undeniably compelling"". Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth (or The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a 1971 British-American historical period drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis"
"to emotions in his personal life, holding the attention and shedding light on one of literature’s most fascinating footnotes"". The Invisible Woman (2013 film) The Invisible Woman is a 2013 British biographical drama film directed by Ralph Fiennes and starring Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander. Written by Abi Morgan, and based on the book of the same name by Claire Tomalin, the film is about the secret love affair between Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan, which lasted for thirteen years until his death in 1870. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 31 August"
"""Main article:"" List of awards and nominations received by Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer and director, particularly known for his portrayal of the villainous Lord Voldemort in the ""Harry Potter"" film series. A Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. Fiennes' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in ""Schindler's List"" (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a"
"Half-Blood Prince"", and both ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1"" and ""Part 2"". Fiennes' 2006 performance in the play ""Faith Healer"" gained him a nomination for a 2007 Tony Award. In 2008, Fiennes worked with frequent collaborator director Jonathan Kent, playing the title role in ""Oedipus the King"" by Sophocles, at the National Theatre in London. In 2008, he played the Duke of Devonshire in the film ""The Duchess""; he also played the protagonist in ""The Reader,"" adapted from the novel of the same name. In February 2009, Fiennes was the special guest of the Belgrade's Film"
"Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly (nominee) 68th Venice International Film Festival<br> Nominated - Golden Lion<br> Won - Little Golden Lion Carnage (2011 film) Carnage is a 2011 black comedy-drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the Tony Award-winning play ""God of Carnage"" by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The screenplay is by Reza and Polanski. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, Poland, and Spain. It stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. In the film, presented in a classic case of much ado about nothing, two sets of"
"The Ides of March (2011 film) The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play ""Farragut North"". It stars Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, and Jeffrey Wright. ""The Ides of March"" was featured as the opening film at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and at the 27th Haifa International Film Festival, and was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It received a"
"outside France. It is largely considered one of the worst French movies ever made. Druids (film) Druids (French: ""Vercingétorix: La légende du druide roi"") is a 2001 epic historical drama film directed by Jacques Dorfmann. It stars Christopher Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Inés Sastre, Maria Kavardjikova, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, and Max von Sydow. The film tells the story of the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix, from his childhood through to his battle to save Gaul from Roman domination at the hands of Julius Caesar. The film culminates with the decisive Battle of Alesia. The novel ""The Druid King"" by Norman Spinrad is a"
"it ""a moving and accurate portrayal of psychopathology ... [that should be] compulsory viewing for all practising clinicians."" In 2016, it was ranked one of the 100 greatest motion pictures since 2000 in a critics' poll conducted by BBC Culture. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in April 2012. Shame (2011 film) Shame is a 2011 British drama film directed and co-written by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan as grown siblings. It was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films. The film's explicit scenes reflecting the protagonist's sexual addiction resulted in a rating of NC-17 in"
"Hamlet (2011 film) Hamlet is a 2011 Canadian drama film written and directed by Bruce Ramsay in his directorial debut. It is a condensed retelling of William Shakespeare's play ""Hamlet"" set in 1940s England. Ramsay stars alongside Lara Gilchrist, Peter Wingfield, Gillian Barber, and Duncan Fraser. It premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was theatrically released in 2014. In 1940s London, Hamlet attempts to resolve the murder of his father. ""Hamlet"" premiered on October 11, 2011, at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It received a limited release in January 2014. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 0%"
"Loiyangalani. The situation affected the cast and crew to such an extent that they set up the Constant Gardener Trust to provide basic education for children of these villages. Fiennes is a patron of the charity. He is also a patron of the Shakespeare Schools Festival, a charity that enables school children across the UK to perform Shakespeare in professional theatres. Fiennes portrayed Lord Voldemort in the 2005 fantasy film ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"". He returned to the role for other films of the series: ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"", ""Harry Potter and the"
"of 100, based on 24 critics. Andrew O'Hehir of ""Salon"" placed the film at number one on his list of the top 10 best films of 2012. Wuthering Heights (2011 film) Wuthering Heights is a 2011 British romantic gothic, period drama film directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Howson as Heathcliff. The screenplay, written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed, is based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name Announced in April 2008, Natalie Portman was originally set to star as Cathy in a new film adaptation of the novel, but she"
"Shame (2011 film) Shame is a 2011 British drama film directed and co-written by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan as grown siblings. It was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films. The film's explicit scenes reflecting the protagonist's sexual addiction resulted in a rating of NC-17 in the United States. ""Shame"" was released in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2012. Brandon Sullivan is a New York City executive and long-term bachelor. He is a sex addict who frequently has sex with prostitutes and masturbates several times daily, sometimes viewing pornography on his work computers. One day Brandon"
"Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber & Mark Yoshikawa Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011 The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life Michael Fassbender – ""Shame"" Tilda Swinton – ""We Need to Talk About Kevin"" Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" ""Midnight in Paris"" – Woody Allen ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" – Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan A Separation Cave of Forgotten Dreams Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki ""The Tree"
"Smith, opened in March 2011 and closed in June 2011, and was followed by productions of ""Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"", (June – August 2011) and ""The Tempest"", starring Ralph Fiennes (September – October 2011). His final production at the Haymarket, ""The Lion in Winter"" (November 2011 – January 2012), stars Joanna Lumley and Robert Lindsay. Nunn returned to the Haymarket in 2014 to direct the play ""Fatal Attraction"". Nunn has directed opera at Glyndebourne. He re-staged his highly successful Glyndebourne production of Gershwin's ""Porgy and Bess"" for television in 1993, and was highly praised. He has directed for film,"
"Wuthering Heights (2011 film) Wuthering Heights is a 2011 British romantic gothic, period drama film directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Howson as Heathcliff. The screenplay, written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed, is based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name Announced in April 2008, Natalie Portman was originally set to star as Cathy in a new film adaptation of the novel, but she withdrew in May. In May 2008, director John Maybury cast Michael Fassbender as Heathcliff and Abbie Cornish as Cathy. However, in May 2009, Peter Webber was announced"
"narrated Patrick Keiller's semi-fictional documentary, ""Robinson in Ruins"" (2010). Since 2012, Redgrave has narrated the BBC series ""Call The Midwife"". She also played leading roles in two historical films: Shakespeare's ""Coriolanus"" (which marked actor Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut), in which she plays Volumnia; and Roland Emmerich's ""Anonymous"" (both 2011), as . Subsequently, she starred with Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton in the British comedy-drama ""Song for Marion"" (US: ""Unfinished Song"", 2012) and with Forest Whitaker in ""The Butler"" (2013), directed by Lee Daniels. She also appeared with Steve Carell and Channing Tatum in the drama ""Foxcatcher"" (2014). In 2017, at"
"States, ""The Eagle"" was released on 11 February 2011, in 2,296 theatres. It grossed $8,684,464 during its opening weekend, ranking 4th behind ""Gnomeo and Juliet"", """" and ""Just Go With It"". ""The Eagle"" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 21 June 2011. The Eagle (2011 film) The Eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in Roman Britain directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland. Adapted by Jeremy Brock from Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel ""The Eagle of the Ninth"" (1954), the film tells the story of a young Roman officer"
"is also a 1985 French film adaptation ""Hurlevent"" by Jacques Rivette. The 1992 film ""Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights"" starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche is notable for including the oft-omitted second generation story of the children of Cathy, Hindley and Heathcliff. More recent film or TV adaptations include ITV's 2009 two-part drama series starring Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Sarah Lancashire, and Andrew Lincoln, and the 2011 film starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson and directed by Andrea Arnold. Adaptations which reset the story in a new setting include the 1953 adaptation retitled ""Abismos de Pasion"" directed by Spanish filmmaker Luis"