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The film was not financially successful, grossing only $2-some million on an $11 million budget, but suffered the misfortunate combination of being released in a crowded market and in an unusually small theater count (less than three hundred altogether). Despite this, it's generally considered one of the better adaptations of the story. It was also the first feature film adaptation to feature a black man in the role of Othello, proceeded by a 1990 television film featuring Willard White as Othello.
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The film was not financially successful, grossing only $2-some million on an $11 million budget, but suffered the misfortunate combination of being released in a crowded market and in an unusually small theater count (less than three hundred altogether). Despite this, it's generally considered one of the better adaptations of the story. It was also the first feature theatrical film adaptation to feature a black man in the role of Othello, proceeded by a 1990 television film featuring Willard White as Othello.
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A television film featuring Willard White as Othello beat this film to the punch by five years.
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The film was not financially successful, grossing only $2-some million on an $11 million budget, but suffered the misfortunate combination of being released in a crowded market and in an unusually small theater count (less than three hundred altogether). Despite this, it's generally considered one of the better adaptations of the story. It was also the first film adaptation to feature a black man in the role of Othello.
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The film was not financially successful, grossing only $2-some million on an $11 million budget, but suffered the misfortunate combination of being released in a crowded market and in an unusually small theater count (less than three hundred altogether). Despite this, it's generally considered one of the better adaptations of the story. It was also the first feature film adaptation to feature a black man in the role of Othello, proceeded by a 1990 television film featuring Willard White as Othello.
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Sorry, that was worded wrong. Being actually portrayed as black, is not Race Lift worthy.
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** 'Moor' could refer to any number of ethnic groups in Shakespeare's day, so Othello could be of many races. But this is the first major film adaptation to have him played by an African-American.
** Bianca's race is not stated in the play, but here she is portrayed by the AmbiguouslyBrown Indra Ove.
** 'Moor' could refer to any number of ethnic groups in Shakespeare's day, so Othello could be of many races. But this is the first major film adaptation to have him played by an African-American.
** Bianca's race is not stated in the play, but here she is portrayed by the AmbiguouslyBrown Indra Ove.
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* RaceLift:
** 'Moor' could refer to any number of ethnic groups in Shakespeare's day, so Othello could be of many races. But this is the first major film adaptation to have him played by an African-American.
**RaceLift: Bianca's race is not stated in the play, but here she is portrayed by the AmbiguouslyBrown Indra Ove.
** 'Moor' could refer to any number of ethnic groups in Shakespeare's day, so Othello could be of many races. But this is the first major film adaptation to have him played by an African-American.
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* AdaptationalNationality: Desdemona was a Venetian girl in the original text, but is played by the French-Swiss Irene Jacob. Likewise her father Brabantio is also played by a French actor.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Othello and Desdemona who have a loving marriage (at first anyway) get an intimate, passionate love scene. Iago and Emilia's one sex scene is rough and decidedly un-sexy.
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* SexualKarma: Othello and Desdemona who have a [[HappilyMarried loving marriage]] (at first anyway) get an [[IdealizedSex intimate, passionate love scene]]. Iago and Emilia's one-sex scene is rough and decidedly un-sexy.
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* RapunzelHair: Desdemona has beautiful long brown hair that goes well past her waist. Emilia and Bianca's is worn slightly shorter.
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* ContemptibleCover: One poster for the film (which also ends up being the DVD cover) shows Othello and Desdemona beginning to make love. Thankfully, Desdemona is clothed, plus it only shows their upper bodies...
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* BaldOfAwesome: When you have Othello played by Laurence Fishburne, this is the result.
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* LeaveBehindAPistol: In this version, Cassio, in a final act of loyalty, secretly hands Othello a dagger in the final scene to give him a chance to end his life on his own terms, rather than face dishonor and punishment. This serves to explain how Othello can stab himself after having already been disarmed (twice), but it also makes Cassio's final lines ("This did I fear, but thought he had no weapon") [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation into a lie.]]
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A 1995 film adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's classic ''Theatre/{{Othello}}''. Directed by Oliver Parker, the film stars Creator/LaurenceFishburne as Othello, Irene Jacob as Desdemona and Creator/KennethBranagh as Iago.
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A 1995 film adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's classic ''Theatre/{{Othello}}''. Directed by Oliver Parker, the film stars Creator/LaurenceFishburne as Othello, Irene Jacob Creator/IreneJacob as Desdemona and Creator/KennethBranagh as Iago.
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* TrueBlueFemininity: Desdemona is frequently clad in blue gowns to emphasise her femininity.
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* TrueBlueFemininity: Desdemona is frequently clad in blue gowns to emphasise her femininity.femininity.
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** The ending features Othello and Desdemona being BuriedAtSea.buried at sea.
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** The ending features Othello and Desdemona being buried at sea.BuriedAtSea.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The film adds a few scenes:
** The wedding between Othello and Desdemona is shown at the start, when it happens offscreen in the play.
** A scene where Desdemona dances for Othello.
** A love scene between the newlyweds on their first night.
** Roderigo and Cassio being treated for their wounds in the infirmary.
** The ending features Othello and Desdemona being buried at sea.
* AdaptationalNationality: Desdemona was a Venetian girl in the original text, but is played by the French-Swiss Irene Jacob. Likewise her father Brabantio is also played by a French actor.
* TheArtifact: The film changes Othello's murder of Desdemona to him smothering her with the pillows rather than strangling her. But it still keeps in Iago's line suggesting that Othello strangle her.
* BaldOfAwesome: When you have Othello played by Laurence Fishburne, this is the result.
* BlueIsHeroic: Cassio's appointment as Othello's lieutenant has him awarded with a blue sash. This is played for {{Irony}} when Iago is given the sash - and it's notably absent in the last act when his villainy is made obvious to the characters.
** The wedding between Othello and Desdemona is shown at the start, when it happens offscreen in the play.
** A scene where Desdemona dances for Othello.
** A love scene between the newlyweds on their first night.
** Roderigo and Cassio being treated for their wounds in the infirmary.
** The ending features Othello and Desdemona being buried at sea.
* AdaptationalNationality: Desdemona was a Venetian girl in the original text, but is played by the French-Swiss Irene Jacob. Likewise her father Brabantio is also played by a French actor.
* TheArtifact: The film changes Othello's murder of Desdemona to him smothering her with the pillows rather than strangling her. But it still keeps in Iago's line suggesting that Othello strangle her.
* BaldOfAwesome: When you have Othello played by Laurence Fishburne, this is the result.
* BlueIsHeroic: Cassio's appointment as Othello's lieutenant has him awarded with a blue sash. This is played for {{Irony}} when Iago is given the sash - and it's notably absent in the last act when his villainy is made obvious to the characters.
* ChessMotifs: During two of his soliloquies, Iago uses chess pieces to represent Othello and Desdemona - the black king and the white queen respectively. In the first, he uses a white knight to represent either himself or Cassio.
* DemotedToExtra: Bianca appears only in three scenes, and has a good amount lines in just one of them.
* DiesWideOpen: Desdemona has her eyes open when she dies.
* DiesWideOpen: Desdemona has her eyes open when she dies.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the start of the film, Desdemona arrives at her secret wedding wearing a black veil - not unlike one worn by those in mourning.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Othello and Desdemona who have a loving marriage (at first anyway) get an intimate, passionate love scene. Iago and Emilia's one sex scene is rough and decidedly un-sexy.
* HotterAndSexier: The film depicts a love scene between Othello and Desdemona on their wedding night, as well as giving Othello dreams of Desdemona and Cassio sleeping together. Additionally one of Iago and Roderigo's scenes takes place under a cart that two people are having sex on. And the scene where Desdemona sings the "Willow" song now has her being bathed by Emilia.
* IAmVeryBritish: Laurence Fishburne gives the titular character an accent that implies Othello is trying to adopt this way of speaking to lose his African accent.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Othello and Desdemona who have a loving marriage (at first anyway) get an intimate, passionate love scene. Iago and Emilia's one sex scene is rough and decidedly un-sexy.
* HotterAndSexier: The film depicts a love scene between Othello and Desdemona on their wedding night, as well as giving Othello dreams of Desdemona and Cassio sleeping together. Additionally one of Iago and Roderigo's scenes takes place under a cart that two people are having sex on. And the scene where Desdemona sings the "Willow" song now has her being bathed by Emilia.
* IAmVeryBritish: Laurence Fishburne gives the titular character an accent that implies Othello is trying to adopt this way of speaking to lose his African accent.
* KubrickStare: Othello dishes out several of these, especially when he imagines his wife sleeping with Cassio.
* LadyInRed: During Othello's dream of Desdemona and Cassio sleeping together, his wife is wearing a red nightgown.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Idealistic and ladylike Desdemona dresses in bold colors (Light Feminine), while more down-to-earth and world-weary Emilia has a more muted shade in her dresses (Dark Feminine).
* LadyInRed: During Othello's dream of Desdemona and Cassio sleeping together, his wife is wearing a red nightgown.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Idealistic and ladylike Desdemona dresses in bold colors (Light Feminine), while more down-to-earth and world-weary Emilia has a more muted shade in her dresses (Dark Feminine).
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Irene Jacob keeps her natural French accent, while everyone else uses English ones. As such Brabantio becomes French too.
* TheQueensLatin: As expected, everyone in the film except for Desdemona and Brabantio (who become French) speaks with English accents.
* RaceLift:
** 'Moor' could refer to any number of ethnic groups in Shakespeare's day, so Othello could be of many races. But this is the first major film adaptation to have him played by an African-American.
** Bianca's race is not stated in the play, but here she is portrayed by the AmbiguouslyBrown Indra Ove.
* RapunzelHair: Desdemona has beautiful long brown hair that goes well past her waist. Emilia and Bianca's is worn slightly shorter.
* SexySoakedShirt: There's a moment where Othello nearly drowns Iago, resulting in his white shirt becoming quite see-through.
* ShirtlessScene: Part of what the movie is known for; the title character gets several ofthese.these.
* SilkHidingSteel: Irene Jacob portrays Desdemona this way. Notably when Othello strikes her, she does not weep, and tries to keep calm.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Desdemona is frequently clad in blue gowns to emphasise her femininity.
* TheQueensLatin: As expected, everyone in the film except for Desdemona and Brabantio (who become French) speaks with English accents.
* RaceLift:
** 'Moor' could refer to any number of ethnic groups in Shakespeare's day, so Othello could be of many races. But this is the first major film adaptation to have him played by an African-American.
** Bianca's race is not stated in the play, but here she is portrayed by the AmbiguouslyBrown Indra Ove.
* RapunzelHair: Desdemona has beautiful long brown hair that goes well past her waist. Emilia and Bianca's is worn slightly shorter.
* SexySoakedShirt: There's a moment where Othello nearly drowns Iago, resulting in his white shirt becoming quite see-through.
* ShirtlessScene: Part of what the movie is known for; the title character gets several of
* SilkHidingSteel: Irene Jacob portrays Desdemona this way. Notably when Othello strikes her, she does not weep, and tries to keep calm.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Desdemona is frequently clad in blue gowns to emphasise her femininity.
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A 1995 film adaptation of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's classic ''Theatre/{{Othello}}''. Directed by Oliver Parker, the film stars Creator/LaurenceFishburne as Othello, Irene Jacob as Desdemona and Creator/KennethBranagh as Iago.
It was not financially successful, grossing only $2-some million on an $11 million budget, but suffered the misfortunate combination of being released in a crowded market and in an unusually small theater count (less than three hundred altogether). Despite this, it's generally considered one of the better adaptations of the story. It was also the first film adaptation to feature a black man in the role of Othello.
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!!The film provides examples of:
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Iago looks at the camera at several points, and at one point even places his hand over the camera lens; some say this adds the idea that he was in control of everything, while it is technically described as a [[http://ninjawords.com/soliloquy soliloquy]] in which the audience can more clearly understand Iago's scheme, and he's notably the only character to do so in the film. Though other characters make soliloquies, they look like they're musing to themselves rather than directly speaking to the audience. Another effect of him being the only one to talk to the camera is to emphasise the fact that he might be satanic in some way, since he's clearly operating on a whole different level to the other characters if he has a degree of MediumAwareness.
* ContemptibleCover: One poster for the film (which also ends up being the DVD cover) shows Othello and Desdemona beginning to make love. Thankfully, Desdemona is clothed, plus it only shows their upper bodies...
* EvilOverlooker: Iago's face hovers over Othello and Desdemona on the poster.
* InfernalBackground: The film has a dramatic scene with Iago, where he monologues to the audience about his evil plan while standing over a chessboard, and a fire is burning in the background.
* MediumAwareness: Iago is portrayed as having this in several scenes, highlighting the sinister aspects of his character.
* ShirtlessScene: Part of what the movie is known for; the title character gets several of these.
It was not financially successful, grossing only $2-some million on an $11 million budget, but suffered the misfortunate combination of being released in a crowded market and in an unusually small theater count (less than three hundred altogether). Despite this, it's generally considered one of the better adaptations of the story. It was also the first film adaptation to feature a black man in the role of Othello.
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!!The film provides examples of:
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Iago looks at the camera at several points, and at one point even places his hand over the camera lens; some say this adds the idea that he was in control of everything, while it is technically described as a [[http://ninjawords.com/soliloquy soliloquy]] in which the audience can more clearly understand Iago's scheme, and he's notably the only character to do so in the film. Though other characters make soliloquies, they look like they're musing to themselves rather than directly speaking to the audience. Another effect of him being the only one to talk to the camera is to emphasise the fact that he might be satanic in some way, since he's clearly operating on a whole different level to the other characters if he has a degree of MediumAwareness.
* ContemptibleCover: One poster for the film (which also ends up being the DVD cover) shows Othello and Desdemona beginning to make love. Thankfully, Desdemona is clothed, plus it only shows their upper bodies...
* EvilOverlooker: Iago's face hovers over Othello and Desdemona on the poster.
* InfernalBackground: The film has a dramatic scene with Iago, where he monologues to the audience about his evil plan while standing over a chessboard, and a fire is burning in the background.
* MediumAwareness: Iago is portrayed as having this in several scenes, highlighting the sinister aspects of his character.
* ShirtlessScene: Part of what the movie is known for; the title character gets several of these.
