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Jan 27, 2018
NOT FOR EVERYBODY: This movie is vaguely like Shakespeare's Macbeth. But even so, it shows an intolerable situation for a woman in upper society Aristocratic Pre-Victorian Briton. The constant "waiting" women had to endure and not being allowed to leave the house has its origins as recently in 20th century Buckingham palace as it turns out. I recall leaked reports of Princess Diana being required to REMAIN in her bed chambers much in the same way for months on end. She even had to take all meals in her room. Its like being a prisoner. Perhaps worse - The palace kitchen was a 1/4 mile away and the food was always cold when delivered. The main character shows how a head strong woman would react when pushed too far to her psychological limits; it comes out as murder & intrigue. Shakespeare knew of these types of mental taxations and the writer of this adaptation included it too. This movie might be too much for American audiences as we don't have the class society divisions that still exist [more or less] in the UK.