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Othello (1956)

Othello poster
Original title
Отелло
Directed by
Sergei Yutkevich
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A respected military commander marries a woman from a prominent family. A jealous officer schemes to destroy their relationship by planting false evidence of infidelity.

tragictenseemotionally heavyslow-burnjealousvisceralmanipulativemelancholicintense

What happens

Othello (Russian: Отелло, romanized: Otello) is a 1955 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich, based on the play Othello by William Shakespeare. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, where Yutkevich received the Best Director Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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