Lady MacBeth - 2017 - 7/10

I thought this would be an inversion of Shakespeare, and there are elements of the play, especially guilt.
This is based on a short story by Nikolai Leskov, however, adapted into rural England.
Family sire buys a small parcel of land. With it, a 17 year old wife for his 30ish son.
Like the land, she is “property” and is repeatedly reminded of that.
Chattel, like horses, are best dealt with harshly until their spirit is broken.
Only Katherine does not break easily; in fact, there is a furnace inside her, waiting to be stoked.
Slow burn costume drama that manages to be repulsive, sexy, violent, exquisite.
Austere manners and photography barely mask primal undercurrents.