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Othello [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Irène Jacob, Kenneth Branagh, Nathaniel Parker, Michael Maloney
Director: Oliver Parker
Format: Anamorphic Closed-captioned Colour DVD-Video Full Screen Widescreen NTSC
Released: 18 Jan 2000
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Not bad but worth comparing to the Hopkins BBC version - By: , 12 Mar 2004
Branagh acts like Iago is the bloke down the pub everyone would confide in whilst Fishbourne is fantastic as Othello, very moving stuff. A few hollywood-esque fillers in the relationship between Iago & Othello that don't exist in the original text but nonetheless an enjoyable film. Worth comparing alongside Hopkins as Othello in the BBC 1991 version where he plays a far noisier, madder & arguably badder Othello whilst Penelope Wilton as an older Desdemona completely blows away this version of the tragic woman who seemed rather too innocent & school girl like.
Eminently watchable version, very moorish - By: alan@amtech-sys.co.uk, 05 Sep 2000
Fishburne plays a strong brooding Othello, surprisingly for a hollywood actor he manages to refrain from too much overacting & puts in a good performance. Brannagh as ever is solid & his Iago is enjoyably reptillian. I would recommend this film as an interesting & exciting introduction to Shakespeare.