Coriolanus is a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus. This movie is the directional debut of Ralph Fiennes who comes in the lead role also.
Direction : Ralph Fiennes Production : Ralph Fiennes, Colin Vaines
Starring : Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave
Screenplay : John Logan
Distribution : Icon Entertainment
Release Date : 2 December 2011
Synopsis of Original play
The Shakespeare's drama is about a legendary Roman hero from the 5th century B.C. named Caius Marcius Coriolanus. He lead the Roman army to attack the city of Corioli, held by the Volsces, who are led by Lucius Aufidius, the main opponent of Coriolanus. Single-handedly, Marcius defeats the Volscandefenders of the city of Corioli, and nearly beats Aufidius in hand-to-hand combat, though Aufidius flees. When Coriolanus returns to Rome, the noble class wish to make him a tribune (representative) of the common people. But the evil tribunes Sicinius and Brutus fear Coriolanus has become too proud and too popular, and may become too powerful. They convince the common people to condemn Coriolanus to death. Coriolanus flees Rome, leaving his wife Virgilia and mother Volumnia in Rome without him.
Out of rage, Coriolanus joins with Aufidius to defeat the Roman Empire and seize Rome itself. Together thay seize and plunder all of the outlying Roman towns and approach Rome itself. But Volumnia (mother of Coriolanus) succeeds in convincing Coriolanus to make peace with Rome rather than attack. Volumnia uses Virgilia and Coriolanus' own son to play on Coriolanus' emotions. After making peace, Coriolanus returns to Corioli with Aufidius. Aufidius, furious because Coriolanus did not attack Rome and because Coriolanus has become more powerful than Aufidius himself with Aufidius' own armies and men, murders Coriolanus in a fit of rage in front of the Lords of the city of Corioli.
