Othello

Honoured with best film award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival, Orson Welles' adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy is another testimony to his fimmaking genius. For many years the film was only available in poor prints until 1992 when an original negative was found and a.

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"Mohr von Venedig"
"Tragedy of Orthello"@en
"Gespräch mit Orson Welles"
"Johannesburg Market Theater production of William Shakespeare's Othello"
"Duel scene from Macbeth"@en
"Olivier as Othello"@en
"Tragedy of Othello"
"Tragedy of Othello"@en
"Orson Welles' Othello"@en
"Orson Welles' Othello"
"Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice"
"Romeo turns bandit"@en
"Trevor Nunn's production of Othello"
"Laurence Olivier as Othello"@en
"Otello"
"Trevor Nunn's production of Othello [VIDEOCASSETTE]"
"Orson Welles' Othello restored"@en
"Othellos"@en
"Heritage Theatre and NHK Enterprises present Shakespeare's Globe Theatre production Otello"
"Taming of the shrew"@en
"Shakespeare's Othello"
"Orson Wells' Othello"
"Othello, the Moor of Venice"@en
"Othello, the lost masterpiece"@en
"Desdemona"@en

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"Honoured with best film award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival, Orson Welles' adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy is another testimony to his fimmaking genius. For many years the film was only available in poor prints until 1992 when an original negative was found and a."@en
"Once considered lost, this is a newly restored print of the film long regarded as a masterpiece, the Orson Welles adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy. Filmed on location throughout Europe and North Africa, this is the taleof the valiant warrior Othello, who has secretly married the beautiful Desdemona, and of the spiteful Iago, slighted by Othello, who devises a scheme to ruin all his enemies."@en
"It might be seen as racist, anti-feminist, perhaps even militaristic, depending on one's ideology. For Shakespeare, there were likely no such scruples. He borrowed the plot from a 16th-century Italian poet, along with, possibly, a geographical history of Africa and a translation of the Roman historian Pliny. But out of those scholastic ingredients he fashioned one of the most entrancing, agonizing studies of jealousy in the whole of English literature. This program accompanies young drama students as they rehearse, perform, and discuss Act IV, Scene 3 - a foreboding segment near the end of the play."@en
"Tornando da una vittoria militare, il valoroso Otello sceglie di promuovere Cassio , piuttosto che un altro fedele subalterno, Iago. I segnali di questa scelta avranno conseguenze terribili. Fedele al suo carattere di traditore, Iago architetta la caduta di Cassio, convincendo Otello che la sua sposa, Desdemona, ha una relazione proprio con quest'ultimo. Otello rimane allora sconvolto a causa della gelosia."
"Jealousy in love is one of the most common of human emotions. In "Othello," Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that lingers in the memory, and a prime example of a tragic hero, Othello himself. The result is perhaps his greatest triumph as a stagedplay. When the evil Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about Desdemona's fidelity, audiences around the world have been held spellbound."@en
"Shakespeare's keen understanding of jealousy and love results in perhaps his greatest stage play, and his ultimate tragic hero, Orthello. Here, Shakespear focuses on the personal tragedy rather than the public or political consequences that are so instrumental in his other plays such as Hamlet and Macbeth. Othello's plunge into obsession and despair occur mostly in private, where only he and lago know what is happening. The play has been described as a domestic comedy hone wrong. Its tragedy lies in the destruction of the happy personal lives of the General and his bird by the perverse malice of a single spiteful man. But yet Othello is profoundly social, for the human quality that lago destroys within Othello is trust, the very cement that holds people together. Jealousy, the play's central motif, is simply a particularly virulent form of hateful disctrust. (Quelle: Umschlag)."
"Key scenes of the plays are enacted by classically trained actors, then analyzed and interpreted by internationally renowned Shakespeare scholars. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot--Container."
"Award winning and critically acclaimed 1952 adaptation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy."
"Drame adapté de la tragédie de William Shakespeare. Othello, un officier maure au service de Venise, a épousé Desdémone, la fille d'un patricien. Iago, son lieutenant envieux de ses succès, afin de le perdre, lui fournit des preuves truquées de l'infidélité de Desdémone. Othello tue son épouse et se suicide. Avec Orson Welles, Michael MacLiammoir, Suzanne Cloutier."
"Dramatisation of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Iago plots to ruin Othello by planting the seeds of jealousy in his mind."@en
"Othello, un officier maure au service de Venise, a épousé Desdémone, la fille d'un patricien. Son lieutenant Iago, envieux de ses succès, a juré sa perte. Il persuade Othello que Desdémone le trompe avec Cassio et lui fournit des preuves truquées de cette infidélité. Othello tue Desdémone et se poignarde avant que la félonie d'Iago ne soit dévoilée."
"Een tragedie over liefde en jaloezie en over het geloof in de mens."
"English Department. Duration: 91 minutes. This is an adolescent hot house of teenage angst and you're about to walk right into it. "O" is Shakespeare for now."@en
""Othello is one of Shakespeare's most exciting, atmospheric and heartbreaking plays. This is a tale of uncontrollable jealousy, deception and murder driven by one of theatre's greatest villains" -- Container."
"Shakespeare's tragic story of how a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall. Presents John Dexter's production at the National Theatre of Great Britain."@en
""Ē skoteinē ekdochē tou orson Gouels gia tē saixpērikē tragōdia gyrō apo to erōtiko trigōno Othellou, tēs Dysdaimonas kai tou Iagou. Ē tainia tou Orson Gouels gyristēke charē sto pathos tou dēmiourgou tēs kai chōris allē ypostērixē, me ton Gouels na echei anagkastei na paizei se alles tainies gia na chrēmatodotēsei ta trietē gyrismata tou "Othellou" -- Kalymma."@en
"An adaptation of Othello, by William Shakespeare, based on the Russian translation by Boris Pasternak."@en
"An adaptation of Othello, by William Shakespeare, based on the Russian translation by Boris Pasternak."
"Welles' adaptation of Shakespeare's play about obsession and jealousy, originally shot between 1948 and 1952."
"In this dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall. Betrayal, deception and murder end the friendship between Othello and Iago and culminate in the tragic death of Desdemona."@en
"Trevor Nunn's staging of Othello was the unrivalled hit of the season when first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company."@en
"Il moro Otello, generale della Serenissima, ama Desdemona, nobile donzella veneziana, che ricambia il suo affetto. Malgrado l'opposizione del padre di Desdemona, i due innamorati si sposano. Mentre la sposa viene condotta a Cipro, Otello affronta e batte la flotta ottomana. Sbarcato nell'isola festeggia la vittoria delle sue armate e il coronamento del suo sogno d'amore. Il perfido Jago, che gode la fiducia del generale, accomuna nel suo odio Otello e Cassio, giovane ufficiale, nominato governatore. L'odio e l'ambizione insoddisfatta suggeriscono a Jago un piano diabolico. Con arte subdola riesce ad insinuare il sospetto nell'animo buono ed ingenuo d'Otello, facendogli credere che Cassio corteggi Desdemona e che essa gradisca le sue attenzioni. Un fazzoletto, che Jago ha rubato a Desdemona e messo in mano a Cassio, sembrerà ad Otello, fremente di gelosia, una prova sicura del tradimento, così fa uccidere Cassio e soffoca la sua sposa innocente nel suo letto. Venuto a conoscenza della verità dopo avendo avuto le prove dell'innocenza di Desdemona, Otello, disperato, si uccide. Jago sconterà con la vita il suo tradimento."@it
"After 400 years Shakespeare's great tragedy still has strong social and political relevance, and this celebrated production by leading actress and director Janet Suzman was momentous, ais it was staged at South Africa's famous Market Theatre during the apartheid era. Tony Award-winning actor John Kani plays the title role (Cover;27.11.2010)."
"Home use only."
"Jealousy in love is one of the most common of human emotions. In "Othello", Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that lingers in the memory, and a prime example of a tragic hero, Othello himself. The result is perhaps his greatest triumph as a stagedplay. When the evil Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about Desdemona's fidelity, audiences around the world have been held spellbound."@en
"A dramatization of the Shakespeare play about a man whose jealousy of his wife leads to tragic consequences. Once considered lost, this newly restored print has long been regarded as a masterpiece."
"Dramatization of William Shakespeare's play in which the evil Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about Desdemona's fidelity."@en
"Based on the work by William Shakespeare."@en
"Per colpa del perfido Jago, suo alfiere, il moro Otello, generale della Repubblica di Venezia, uccide per gelosia la moglie Desdemona e si dà la morte. (Mymovies)."
"Le Maure de Venise, Othello, tue son épouse Desdémone qu'il croit infidèle après des insinuations de son lieutenant Iago. Il poignardera celui-ci quand il découvrira son erreur et se donnera la mort. La tragédie de Shakespeare est traitée ici sur le mode expressionniste."
"The Moor Othello finds great success as a warrior, but is brought down by an envious underling who causes Othello to doubt his true and faithful wife."@en
"Welles stars in the title role as the hot-tempered Moor who is consumed with jealousy when his devious underling, Iago, leads him to believe that his wife, Desdemona, is unfaithful."@en
"A 1990 television adaptation of the revenge play by William Shakespeare."
""Set in Renaissance Venice and Cyprus, Othello, the black general of the Venetian army, and Desdemona, a white aristocrat, fall in love and marry clandestinely. Opposition to the marriage is fierce. Iago ... Othello's envious lieutenant, sets out ot destroy the marriage by repeatedly hinting to Othello that his new young wife is unfaithful. Sexual jealousy buffets Othello between madness and joy, and he is at last driven to kill Desdemona ..."--Accompanying booklet, p. 10."@en
"Dramatization of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Iago plots to ruin Othello by planting the seeds of jealousy in his mind."
"Entièrement financé par Orson Welles lui-même grâce à ses cachets d'acteur, le tournage du film dura trois ans et connut un grand nombre de difficultés... (Grand prix à Cannes)."
"The valiant warrior Othello has secretly married the beautiful Desdemona, but their happiness is short-lived. Iago, an army ensign, swears to avenge Roderigo, whom Othello has promoted to lieutenant over him - and the jilted soldier devises "a net shall enmesh them all." The events that follow form a classic plot of revenge and deceit. Roderigo's oath is just the first in a bloody chain of events that seals the downfall of many lives."@en
"Orson Welles' version of Shakespeare's tragedy of Othello's jealousy of Desdemona and the plotting by Iago to achieve his downfall."@en
"Study of Othello, discussing the plot, structure, characterization, themes and language."
"An Andrew Davies modernization of Shakespeare's classic play, which transposes the racial tragedy to London's modern-day Metropolitan Police Force, where John Othello (Eamonn Walker) is the black man in a white environment. After quelling a race riot, Othello is promoted to the recently vacated commissioner position, bypassing his trustworthy best friend Ben Jago (Chris Eccleston). While Ben appears supportive, he's secretly steamed about the situation and immediately begins hatching a treacherous plot that sets his dark-skinned comrade against the love of his life."@en
"Welles' infamous version of Shakespeare's play about obsession and jealousy, shot on a shoestring budget in Mexico. (1951)."
"The tragedy of the Moor, performed for the first time at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre."
"Honoured with best film award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival, Orson Welles' adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy is another testimony to his fimmaking genius. For many years the film was only available in poor prints until 1992 when an original negative was found."@en
"A great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall."
"Shakespeare's tragedy of Othello shows how a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall."@en
""Television adaptation of the original stage performance of Shakespeare's play, using nontraditional costume.""
"Key scenes of the play are enacted by classically trained actors, then analyzed and interpreted by internationally renowned Shakespeare scholars. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot."@en
"The Moor, Othello finds great success as a warrior, but is brought down by an envious underling who causes Othello to doubt his true and faithful wife."@en
"The Moor, Othello finds great success as a warrior, but is brought down by an envious underling who causes Othello to doubt his true and faithful wife."
"A performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Othello, performed in German."