Othello
starring: Laurence Fishburne, Irène Jacob, Kenneth Branagh, Nathaniel Parker, Michael Maloney
directed by: Oliver Parker
directed by: Oliver Parker
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780629363
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780629361
Label: Turner Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Turner Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 18, 2000
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 8205
Studio: Turner Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1995
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Othello loves not wisely but too well. Desdemona epitomizes unconditional love. Coming between them is their most trusted friend iago orchestrating an entire chain of fateful events. He is perhaps the most cunning villain of all time. Studio: Castle Rock Hm Video Release Date: 09/19/2000 Starring: Laurence Fishburne Kenneth Branagh Run time: 125 minutes Rating: R Director: Oliver Parker
Amazon.com:
Oliver Parker, a stage and film actor (Hellraiser), made his directorial debut with this scaled-back version of Shakespeare's play about the paranoid Moor, Othello (Laurence Fishburne), and his manipulative friend, Iago (Kenneth Branagh). Parker gets the story so lean he starts running a little short on the author's subtext, and if it's possible to overemphasize the banality of Iago's scheming and Othello's malleability, he does so. The director throws out what is universal in the story and makes it all seem merely ordinary, human, and unfortunate, which is the opposite of what watching Shakespeare should be. In the end, it's hard to care what these characters have done to one another. Branagh's Iago is a little flat and unfocused, while Fishburne is excellent as a quieter Othello than we're accustomed to. With Irène Jacob (Red) as Desdemona. --Tom Keogh
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- DVD of "Othello"The product was received in short order, in excellent condition, and was just what I wanted.
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- Finally a black Moor...Mr. William would have been pleased For his directorial debut Oliver Parker has chosen a great cast: the always incredible Laurence Fishburn ... Read More
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- Brannagh as a great IagoI've watched 3 other filmed Othellos (see my other reviews) and I liked Brannagh the best as Iago. Fishburne's ... Read More
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- 21st Century Shakespeare?I should, perhaps, disqualify myself as a reviewer of this admittedly lush production, because I found the first ... Read More
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- Great movie for the classroom!I'm a teacher who taught Othello this semester and this video REALLY helped bring the script alive! Excellent choice ... Read More
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