... in a scene where he beats up the Rodolfo-analog. The fact that O starts out as a character with a questionable background detracts from the "tragedy" of a great and heroic military commander (Othello) falling from his high pedestal. There were, however, some elements of O's production that were especially Shakespearian. The movie has several scenes that include images of Emilia observing all that is going ... of the Orson Wells production of Othello shown in lecture. Overall, the movie was very enjoyable because it is a new interpretation of Shakespeare even though as an independent wor...

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