Othello
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Related Information: http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100039713
Edition: Blu-ray special edition.
Description: 2 videodiscs (93, 91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).
Shakespeare's Iago tells the jealous Moor of Venice that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful.
Series: Criterion collection ; 870.
Other Authors:
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, screenwriter, film producer, film director, actor.
Welles-Smith, Beatrice, presenter.
Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978, actor.
Cloutier, Suzanne, 1923-2003, actor.
Coote, Robert, 1909-1982, actor.
Compton, Fay, 1894-1978, actor.
Edwards, Hilton, 1903-1982, actor.
Bruce, Nicholas, 1919- actor.
Laurence, Michael, 1919-1988, actor.
Dowling, Doris, 1921-2004, actor.
Brizzi, Anchise, 1887-1964, director of photography.
Graziati, Aldo, 1902-1953, director of photography.
Fanto, George, 1911-2000, director of photography.
Lavagnino, Francesco, 1909-1987, composer (expression)
Barberis, Alberto, 1920-1957, composer (expression)
Ferrero, Willy, conductor.
O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948- contributor.
Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022, commentator.
Meisel, Myron, commentator.
Callow, Simon, 1949- interviewee (expression)
Girard, François, 1963- film director.
Thomas, François, 1959- interviewee (expression)
Thompson, Ayanna, 1972- interviewee (expression)
McBride, Joseph, 1947- interviewee (expression)
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Westchester Films Inc., presenter.
World Entertainment Corporation, presenter.
Mercury Productions, Inc., production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, screenwriter, film producer, film director, actor.
Welles-Smith, Beatrice, presenter.
Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978, actor.
Cloutier, Suzanne, 1923-2003, actor.
Coote, Robert, 1909-1982, actor.
Compton, Fay, 1894-1978, actor.
Edwards, Hilton, 1903-1982, actor.
Bruce, Nicholas, 1919- actor.
Laurence, Michael, 1919-1988, actor.
Dowling, Doris, 1921-2004, actor.
Brizzi, Anchise, 1887-1964, director of photography.
Graziati, Aldo, 1902-1953, director of photography.
Fanto, George, 1911-2000, director of photography.
Lavagnino, Francesco, 1909-1987, composer (expression)
Barberis, Alberto, 1920-1957, composer (expression)
Ferrero, Willy, conductor.
O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948- contributor.
Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022, commentator.
Meisel, Myron, commentator.
Callow, Simon, 1949- interviewee (expression)
Girard, François, 1963- film director.
Thomas, François, 1959- interviewee (expression)
Thompson, Ayanna, 1972- interviewee (expression)
McBride, Joseph, 1947- interviewee (expression)
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Westchester Films Inc., presenter.
World Entertainment Corporation, presenter.
Mercury Productions, Inc., production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Contents:
Disc 1. Othello : 1952 version (93 min.) ; Tragedy of Othello : 1955 version (91 min.) -- Disc 2. Special features.
Subjects:
Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) -- Drama.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
Desdemona (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Iago (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Muslims -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Jealousy -- Drama.
Deception -- Drama.
Venice (Italy) -- Drama.
Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) -- Drama.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
Desdemona (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Iago (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Muslims -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Jealousy -- Drama.
Deception -- Drama.
Venice (Italy) -- Drama.
ISBN:
9781681433028
UPC: 715515197816
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1952 version lacks title screen and credits; title and statement of responsibility partially from container and from 1955 version.
Originally screened with a dubbed-Italian soundtrack in Rome, Italy, in 1951; English-language European version originally released as a motion picture in 1952; U.S. and U.K. version originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Special features: new, restored 4K digital transfers of two versions of the film, the 1952 European one and the 1955 U.S. and UK one, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks; audio commentary from 1995 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel; Filming "Othello," Welles's last completed film, a 1979 essay-documentary; Return to Glennascaul, a 1953 short film made by actors Micheal MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards during a hiatus from shooting Othello; new interview with Welles biographer Simon Callow; Souvenirs d'"Othello," a 1995 documentary about actor Suzanne Cloutier by Francois Girard; new interview with scholar Francois Thomas on the two versions; new interview with Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing strange: Shakespeare, race, and contemporary America; interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride; an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Blu-ray disc.
Photography, Anchise Brizzi, G. R. Aldo, George Fanto ; editors, John Shepridge, Jean Sacha, Renzo Lucidi, William Morton ; production design, Alexandre Trauner ; costumes, Maria de Matteis ; music, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Alberto Barberis ; conductor, Willy Ferrero.
Orson Welles (Othello), Micheál MacLiammóir (Iago), Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona), Robert Coote (Roderigo), Fay Compton (Emilia), Hilton Edwards (Brabantio), Nicholas Bruce (Lodovico), Michael Laurence (Cassio), Doris Dowling (Bianca).
Blu-ray; region A; fullscreen (1.37:1); LPCM 1.0 monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Winner of best picture, Cannes Film Festival, 1952.
Originally screened with a dubbed-Italian soundtrack in Rome, Italy, in 1951; English-language European version originally released as a motion picture in 1952; U.S. and U.K. version originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Special features: new, restored 4K digital transfers of two versions of the film, the 1952 European one and the 1955 U.S. and UK one, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks; audio commentary from 1995 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel; Filming "Othello," Welles's last completed film, a 1979 essay-documentary; Return to Glennascaul, a 1953 short film made by actors Micheal MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards during a hiatus from shooting Othello; new interview with Welles biographer Simon Callow; Souvenirs d'"Othello," a 1995 documentary about actor Suzanne Cloutier by Francois Girard; new interview with scholar Francois Thomas on the two versions; new interview with Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing strange: Shakespeare, race, and contemporary America; interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride; an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Blu-ray disc.
Photography, Anchise Brizzi, G. R. Aldo, George Fanto ; editors, John Shepridge, Jean Sacha, Renzo Lucidi, William Morton ; production design, Alexandre Trauner ; costumes, Maria de Matteis ; music, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Alberto Barberis ; conductor, Willy Ferrero.
Orson Welles (Othello), Micheál MacLiammóir (Iago), Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona), Robert Coote (Roderigo), Fay Compton (Emilia), Hilton Edwards (Brabantio), Nicholas Bruce (Lodovico), Michael Laurence (Cassio), Doris Dowling (Bianca).
Blu-ray; region A; fullscreen (1.37:1); LPCM 1.0 monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Winner of best picture, Cannes Film Festival, 1952.