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Synopsis

Retelling of Othello for a contemporary audience, with a teenage cast and set in a high school. A young man becomes blinded with jealousy and rage when his friend captains the basketball team instead of him. The film often crudely paraphrases Shakespeare’s lines and there is not enough at stake to reach tragic intensity.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2001

Year of production

2001

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Notes

The 2-disc DVD includes the theatrical trailer, director’s commentary, interviews with the cast, deleted scenes, basketball analysis and Dmitri Buchowetski’s OTHELLO (1922).

Subjects

Drama; Literature

Keywords

film adaptations; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Teen movie

Credits

Cinematographer

Russell Lee Fine

Art Direction

Jack Ballance

Cast

Andrew Keegan
Elden Henson
John Heard
Rain Phoenix

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Availability

Hire

Duration/Size

91 minutes

Year

2003

Type

VHS

Format

PAL

Availability

Hire

Duration/Size

91 minutes

Year

2003

Production Company

Name

Chickie the Cop

Distributor

Name

Metrodome Distribution

Notes

Specialist distributor of quality, independent films, both theatrically and subsequently on DVD. DVD releases include new films, classic cinema, documentaries, animation, stage adaptations, television programming and historical drama. NB. Metrodome Distribution went into administration in 2016

Distributor (Sale)

 

Available from retail outlets