The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Director: Oliver Parker
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irène Jacob, Nathaniel Parker, Michael Maloney, Anna Patrick.
IMDb trivia: "The first time an African-American was cast in the title role in a movie version of Othello."
I had watched this online a week or so ago, and ordered the disc.
I like this a lot. KB's Iago is extra creepy, perhaps because he's a handsome man, and when he addresses the camera it grabs my attention more than others. LF's Othello gives us plenty of emotions.
Rated 6.9 (8,389)
distr. Columbia, dir. Parker; 8
