Otello
Based on Shakesphere's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"
PG
HD
Drama, Music
1986
118 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Otello
- Duration : 118 min
- Languages : Italian
- Writers : Arrigo Boito (libretto), Franco Zeffirelli (adaptation), Masolino D'Amico (adapted for the screen by)
- Directors : Franco Zeffirelli min
- Imdb : 7.2 (398 votes)
- Tomatoes : (N/A votes)
- Actors : Plècido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Dèaz, Petra Malakova
Movie Storyline
Based on Shakesphere's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"