Filming 'Othello' (1978)
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- 1h 24min
- Documentary
- 05 Mar 1980 (France)
- Movie
- 1 nomination.
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Orson Welles | ... |
Host / Othello
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Micheál MacLiammóir | ... |
Self / Iago
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Hilton Edwards | ... |
Self / Brabantio
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Directed by
Orson Welles |
Written by
Orson Welles | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Juergen Hellwig | ... | producer (produced by) |
Klaus Hellwig | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Alberto Barberis | ||
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Cinematography by
Gary Graver |
Camera and Electrical Department
R. Michael Stringer | ... | key grip |
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- Hors Champ (1980) (France) (theatrical)
- Independent Images (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (English-track)
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Filming Othello begins with Welles standing behind a moviola. He directly addresses the camera and announces: "This is to be a conversation, certainly not anything so formal as a lecture, and what we're going to talk about is Othello, Shakespeare's play and the film I made of it." Welles initially conducts a monologue where he recalls the events that lead up to the creation of Othello and some of the problems that plagued the production. As the film progresses, he switches to a conversation in a restaurant between himself and two of the film's co-stars, Micheal MacLiammoir (who played Iago) and Hilton Edwards (who played Brabantio). The three men talk at length about the making of Othello. Welles then resumes his monologue from his position behind the moviola. He then runs footage on the moviola of a question and answer session he conducted during a 1977 screening of Othello in Boston. Welles concludes the film in his position as a monologuist, proclaiming: "There are too many regrets, there are too many things I wish I could have done over again. If it wasn't a memory, if it was a project for the future, talking about Othello would have been nothing but delight. After all, promises are more fun than explanations. In all my heart, I wish that I wasn't looking back on Othello, but looking forward to it. That Othello would be one hell of a picture. Goodnight." Written by X |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Orson Welles reportedly shot a few scenes of him traveling in Venice explaining his "Othello (1951)." This footage has been lost. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014). See more » |