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 BonfimOtelo (Othello)
Julia LemmertzDenise (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 26 Nov 2024)