A highly engaging attempt at Shakespeare's most domestic tragedy.
Overview
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Mr. Branagh's superb performance...guarantees this film an immediacy that any audience will understand.
Parker has shown how involving and moving Shakespeare can still be on the screen.
Parker, whose screenplay strips down the original play, merely produces a lackluster essence.
For sheer impact, this Othello can stand side-by-side with the versions brought to the screen by Orson Welles (as restored in 1992) and Lawrence Olivier.
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