The Legacy of Othello
2022-06-12
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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.
Director
Dag Freyer
Writer
Dag Freyer
poetry poetry recitation stage performance literacy stage play classic literature literature creation social & cultural documentary shakespeare's othello british literature literature history prose testimony art documentary shakespeare
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Germany
Companies
- Signed Media
- ZDF
- ARTE
