Otello de Oliviera
- Synopsis
- Feature film. A version of Othello transported to a shanty town section of Rio de Janeiro. Otelo is the leader of a samba band, Emilia an agreeable black woman, Cassio a guitar player, Iago provides a black malevolent presence and the handkerchief gets entangled in voodoo rites.
- Language
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Country
- Brazil
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 1984
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor found (2006).
Credits
- Director
- Paulo Alfonso Grisolli
- Producer
- Paulo Alfonso Grisolli
- Adaptor for Television
- Aguinaldo Silva
- Cast
Roberto Bonfim Otelo (Othello) Julia Lemmertz Denise (Desdemona) Milton Concalves Regina Dourado
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Othello
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Transmission date not known.
- Reviews
- Rothwell, Kenneth S. ‘Shakespeare on Film All Over the World: Otelo de Oliveira’. Shakespeare on Film Newsletter 10.2 (Apr. 1986): pp5-6.
Production Company
- Name
TV Globo
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Otello de Oliviera". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66606 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)