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Othello

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Original title

Othello

Year

1995

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

Oliver Parker

Screenwriter

Oliver Parker. Theater: William Shakespeare

Cast

Music

Charlie Mole

Cinematography

David Johnson

Producer

Castle Rock Entertainment, Dakota Films, Imminent Film Productions

Genre

Drama | Jealousy

Movie Groups

Shakespeare: Othello

Synopsis

Based on classic Shakepeare play. Othello, a Moor who has just eloped with the white Desdemona when the play opens, leaves Venice to command the Venetian armies in Cyprus, accompanied by his new wife and lieutenant Cassio. The treacherous standard-bearer, Iago, plants Desdemona's handkerchief on Cassio, managing to convince Othello that his wife has been unfaithful with the lieutenant. Othello kills Desdemona out of jealousy, before Iago's wife eventually reveals that Desdemona's affair was but an invention of Iago's. Iago immediately kills his wife also, and Othello then commits suicide in grief.

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Awards: 1995: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nom. Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Branagh)

1996: NAACP Image Awards: 2 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"Mr. Branagh's superb performance...guarantees this film an immediacy that any audience will understand."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Parker has shown how involving and moving Shakespeare can still be on the screen."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"Parker, whose screenplay strips down the original play, merely produces a lackluster essence."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"The movie is roughly on the same cinematic level as the Mel Gibson Hamlet, though it tends to get under your skin a little more once it gets rolling."

Mike Clark: USA Today
"For sheer impact, this Othello can stand side-by-side with the versions brought to the screen by Orson Welles and Lawrence Olivier. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews

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