Coriolanus (2011) — "You common cry of curs!"

Chris and Sean kick off Shakespeare Month with Coriolanus, Ralph Fiennes's directorial debut, which transplants one of the Bard's lesser-known tragedies to a modern Balkan war zone. Fiennes stars as Caius Martius, a war hero turned politician who finds the state of Rome turning against him, and who then joins forces with his old enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) and the Volscians to take down the city he once called home. Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox co-star. It's an interesting, if flawed, film that sometimes follows its source material a little too closely. Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, and Sean Liang talk Ralph Fiennes, Shakespeare's Coriolanus, Gerard Butler, and so much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support. ——— The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter. New episodes weekly. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kulturecast/id931361376 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5wjxip9XVYapYuY12yEaGY. Back the show: https://www.patreon.com/cw/kulturecast