Review of Othello

Othello (1951)
6/10
The Tragedy of Othello
1 January 2023
The Moor, General Othello, Orson Welles marries Desdemona in Venice then returns to battle in Cyprus where to the annoyance of Iago, he appoints Cassio as his no 2. As revenge, Iago plans to destroy Cassio by manipulating Othello into making him believe that Desdemona has been unfaithful with Cassio.

Shortened version of the 5 act play of envy and jealousy is stunning to look at in its dazzling Morocco locations, filmed with great imagination at various angles with superb use of light and shadow. It all seems to happen very quickly though and highlights to me at least that more than ever whilst Iago was a cunning plotter, Othello was a ten ton idiot.
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