Mark Bethinski (the Russian Tragedy)

Mark Bethinski (The Russian tragedy)

I am convinced, that the plot of Macbeth is strong enough to survive transportation in a quite remote time and place. In Mark Bethinski the action of Shakespeare's tragedy takes place in the Russian Province in 1912. Coming home from the wolf-hunt Count Mark Bethinski, meets a gipsy-woman, who gives him a mysterious prophecy: he is and has to become a Prince. Tempted by his ambition for more wealth and power, egged on by his wife Elena kills his cousin, Prince Aleksej Dunkanoff , the reach land-lord and Imperators secret counselor. Bethinski inherits his cousin's title and property (sugar-beet), while Dunkanov's son Mikhail, convicted of murder flees. Tensions at the sugar-beet proceeding factory grow. The times of harmony and prosperity are over with Bethinski's death. Workers, displeased by Makarofski inhumane and avid new rule prepare a revolt against him. Recognizing Bethinski's cruel treachery the fabric's manager-in-chief Sergey Makudoff, the loyal friend of Prince Duncanov, swears himself to take vengeance on Bethinski at any price. Makudoff gives refuge to Mikhail Bethinski. Persuaded by the desperate young outcast, Makudoff contacts the sugar-factory workers and agrees to heads the rebellion. At the same time Mark Bethinsky has a nightmare: the gipsy he has once met gives him one more weird prophecy: saying "beware Macudoff; beware the fabric's Chief." And "none of women born shall harm Bethinski" and that also the most strange words he has nothing to fear until the wood, that groves near his fabrics moves to his mansion. Next morning Bethinski decides to murder Macudoff to defend himself from him and takes the gypsy's words to mean he is safe from all men since they are all born naturally and that only the moving of a nearby forest to his mansion, quite an unlikely event, can will spell his destiny. Bethinski understands that he cannot kill Macudoff and instead of it he orders his entire family murdered.

Elena Betinski, tormented by morphium-caused dreadful visions of blood commits suicide. The revolted workers pile the wood that they chopped near the fabric around Betinski's mansion and set it on fire. Realizing what this means, Mark nonetheless meets his destiny. Escaping the burning mansion, runs over his rival, Macudoff who approaches him with a gun. Bethinski exclaims that he lives a charmed life and is unable to be killed by a man, naturally born. While Macudoff explains that he has born by Caesarian section Bethinski tries to attack him, two man fight. Mark Bethinski dying and order being restored when Dunkanoff's son Mikhail is hailed as the new land-lord.

Casting: Uma Thurman (Countess Elena Bethinski) .

Main Filmworks : Kill Bill (2003-2004),Batman and Robin (1997), Pulp Fiction (1994)

Age and Appearance: Born April 29, 1970. High (6'), thin, blue-eyed femme fatale.

"Her placid face bears the wide eyes and full lips of a classic vamp. These (and other) physical attributes, combined with an air of youthful sophistication, make Thurman the thinking filmgoer's dream date. "(2)

Uma Thurman playing Elena Bethinski will be at once more attractive, more courteous, more forceful, more terrifying than any actress playing the role of Shakespear's lady Makbeth. She has appeared in over a dozen movies, starting with her role as a virgin in Dangerous Liaisons as an 18-year-old. Her acting peak hit with the incredible movie-noir Pulp Fiction, in which she received an Oscar Nomination.

Elena Bethinski 's ambition for ruling and drugs lead her into kingdom of madness. Uma Thurman has a great experience playing passionate ready-for all women, who won't stop half-way reaching their goal (no matter they have to shed rivers of blood for this).

Bill Murray (Count Mark Bethinski).

Main Filmworks: Broken Flowers (2005),Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) , Lost in Translation (2003)

Age and Appearance: Born 21 September 1950. High( 6' 1" ), Grey-eyed, Grey-Haired Calm and thoughtful man. Hermit-type.

Mild-hearted and weak-willed Bethinski