Orson Welles’s Othello / The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) 3 x DVD and 2 x Blu-Ray Criterion Collection
on January 22nd, 2019 at 02:56Seeped in irrational hatred for Othello the Moor (Orson Welles), Iago (Micheal MacLiammoir) sets out to destroy him and fellow officer Michael Cassio (Michael Laurence). Othello has recently married the beautiful, young Desdemona (Suzanne Cloutier, voice: Gudrun Ure), much to the regret of the foolish Roderigo (Robert Coote, voice: Orson Welles), who wanted her for himself. Iago uses Roderigo in his plot to disgrace Cassio, and than persuade Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful.
Orson Welles' adaptation of William Shakespeare's legendary Othello retains the core of the classic play, but it introduces the viewer to its characters and the reality in which they exist in a rather unusual fashion. Indeed, the film opens up with a funeral procession which reveals how it would end -- the bodies of Othello and his bride are carried away, while the evil Iago is placed in a giant cage. Welles then sends the viewer back in time and reassembles the events preceding the deaths of Othello and Desdemona.
Criterion's release features brand new 4K restorations of the 1952 and 1955 versions.
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Orson Welles, Micheal MacLiammoir, Suzanne Cloutier
Country: USA, Italy, Morocco, France
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
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