Othello
Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy
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A dark, psychologically intense tragedy about jealousy and manipulation that destroys a marriage and ends in murder, grounded in Shakespeare's exploration of human weakness and moral corruption.
Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.
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