Ep. 131: Macbeth (1948) or ‘The Bard and The Boy Wonder’

Zach welcomes back podcaster Rashmi Menon (YBR Presents KOWAI) onto the show to revisit the wide world of Welles with a look at his 1948 attempt at the Bard Avon, MACBETH.

Something fun this way comes as the duo get to the hurly-burly that was an expedited and tension-fueled production, discuss the reputation of Republic Studios and how this film was a deviation from their usual output, unpack the play’s re-telling and how the performances square up to expectation, debate the merits of pre-recorded sound for film, and finally settle upon the ways Welles’ take on the Scottish play has permeated into the very films and Shakespeare adaptations we see today.

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Be sure to listen to Rashmi and her amazing work on curating and co-hosting YBR Presents KOWAI

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6QoRdbnAWobbDcFM0jYkxp?si=4c618f1383454b29

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ybr-presents/id1580678508

The companion episode to this Macbeth discussion covering Throne of Blood can be found at

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kowai-chapter-11-throne-of-blood-1957/id1580678508?i=1000658509336

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HQuHZiWj4YMUqASIZEyi4?si=Qq3DAyrjRj6hKB1cL4GYgQ