The Legacy of Othello

Name: The Legacy of Othello
Director: Dag Freyer
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2022-06-17
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Joel Schultze-Motel, Oliver Magda, Katrin Katz Köbbert, Jonas Kaufmann, Jimmy Hartwig

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2022 · 53 min · Documentary · History · TMDB 8.0/10

Overview

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.

Directed by Dag Freyer

Cast

Joel Schultze-Motel — Othello
Oliver Magda — Jago
Katrin Katz Köbbert — Desdemona
Jonas Kaufmann — Self
Jimmy Hartwig — Self