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| Othello [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) | ![Othello [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4190FRH1P6L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Geoffrey Sax
Actors: Keeley Hawes, Eamonn Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Fox, Allan Cutts
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
Buy New: £8.67
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 19762
Format: Colour, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DAMP8522D
ISBN: 156938522X
UPC: 054961852291
EAN: 9781569385227
ASIN: B00005YUND
Theatrical Release Date: January 28, 2002
Release Date: March 12, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Ships from USA. BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED! All items of Region 1 format. Delivery takes from 10-14 Working Days.
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A Compelling British Drama With Wonderful Performances March 5, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Don't be put off by the fact that Geoffrey Sax's Othello is a modern "updating" of Shakespeare's play - none of the impact of the Bard's tragedy is lost in what is an utterly fabulous adaptation. While the language certainly loses Shakespeare's poetry, in some respects the context in which this version is presented is more potent, immediate and compelling.
Made for British television, Eammon Walker played the first black head of the Metropolitan Police Force at a time when the "institutional racism" of London's police was offset by positive discrimination in the recruitment of officers from racial minorities. John Othello takes command to deal with rising racial tension on London's streets, while Jago, his secretly embittered second-in-command, believes his promotion is based on political correctness rather than merit and plans his downfall.
Walker's powerful performance is perfectly complemented by a intensely mesmerising turn from Christopher Eccleston as Jago, whose motivations are much more convincing here than they were in the context of Shakespeare's Venetian/Ottoman conflict. The relationship John has with his wife, Dessie (Keeley Hawes) is also set in the sensitively plausible context of race and class here as Jago exploits John's inexperience with "wealthy British girls", injecting doubts and fears into his mind and then confirming them with planted DNA (as opposed to the handkerchief in the play). It is a rewarding, imaginatively crafted, brilliantly well-acted piece of British television drama.
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