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Othello (1952)

I had planned to talk about some DVD purchases, so why not. It’s been a couple of weeks since I bought this one, and I’m sure mentioning it will have most people stifling yawns, but that’s just tough! It has to rate a mention: Orson Welles’ 1952 adaptation of Othello.

Othello Poster 1952

Out of the ‘official’ Welles directorial canon (all twelve of ’em), the ones I’d never seen were Chimes at Midnight, scattered clips aside, Immortal Story, and Othello. The latter’s the most ironic, as it’s my second-favourite Shakespeare play. (My favourite is Hamlet, unoriginally enough.)
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Live Long and Prospero

The puns get worse^. Richard Whiteley’s gonna sue any day now.

Okay, the first of a few postings on recent stuff I’ve read/seen, to catch up a bit. Last week, I finally got hold of a copy of Garen Ewing’s comic-style adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Thanks, Garen! You can visit his Web site for details on this and much more.
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