Othello (1922 film)

Othello is a German film of 1921 / 22nd Directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki play Emil Jannings as the title character and Werner Krauss as Iago the lead roles.

Action

Content, the film follows largely the play by William Shakespeare.

The Black Othello, commander in the Army of the Republic of Venice, has secretly married the beautiful, cultured Desdemona. When will the inexperienced Cassio to Iago over Othello promoted to lieutenant, Iago muses, just as devious as ill -effective, mischievous as destructive character, immediately on deadly revenge. He wants Othello take everything has this, and destroy it. Means to an end, the young Rodrigo, who also loves Desdemona and also can not bear to see his dream girl in the hands of the Moors. The plot against Othello becomes dangerous, as Desdemona's father Brabantio learns of the affair between his daughter and the black army commander. He believes that this is not without dangerous magic could happen.

Iago understands from then magnificently, applying all against all, which spun him intrigue means that soon all distrust each other. The morbid jealousy of the black is additionally fueled by Iago insinuates that Cassio Othello, the only too happy to give the whisperings of his false friend's faith, is cheating on him with the alleged faithless Desdemona. Othello, now raging with jealousy, strangles his wife completely innocent. As Iago's intrigue blows up, Othello stabs of irrepressible grief over the murder committed by him himself

Production Notes

Othello was produced by the small Berlin-based production company Wörner movie in late fall 1921 and early winter of 1921 /22, the Jofa studios in Berlin- Johannisthal. The siebenaktige film passed the censor on 23 February 1922, was occupied by youth ban. On March 18, 1922, the work was premiered.

Karl Telemachus and Fritz Kraencke created the Filmbauten, Friedrich Paul man worked as a second cameraman cinematographer Karl Hasselmann to.

After 1909 this is the second German Othello adaptation. The hitherto little in appearance came in Germany, Hungarian actress of Ica Lenkeffy played the early 20s, with a few German films.

Reviews

Oskar Kalbus ' Becoming German cinema wrote: " The big difference between the book and movie drama for example, from the film" Othello " (1922 ) produced ( with Emil Jannings in the title role). In the literary drama can be pondered tormenting, in the film drama, however, is the dynamics of the action in the center, the forward driving, the active - ie in the Othellotragödie: Iago and his intrigues. So the Othellofilm ought " Jago " hot, because Iago has been made by the director sent Buchowetzki in the focus of the filmed events. Iago is Werner Krauss, bristling with vitality and energy, full of juice and power. A Man in Full. "

In Heinrich Fraenkel's immortal film stated: " Under the spell of evil and yet in a desperate defense is against the whisperings of the schemers here the figure of " Othello ", the" Moor of Venice ": a tough soldier and yet a soft man, unspeakably suspicious and yet very in need of love. This tragic figure and his treacherous opponent since Shakespeare had created them, irritated each actor. When Emil Jannings as Othello and Werner Krauss as Iago, it remains memorable as the two major human actors increased up to each other to ever greater achievements. "

Hal Erickson said: "Even without the benefit of sound, the 1922 German adaptation of Othello Seems more operatic than Shakespearean. This ' may be due to the casting of Emil Jannings, to splat restraint and subtlety were strangers. Werner Krauss, of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame, is on hand as the duplicitous Iago. Appearing as the unfortunate Desdemona is Lea From Lenkeffy, better known as Lya de Putti. Produced on to elaborate scale, Othello june not be true to the letter of Shakespeare, but is undeniably a smorgasbord of visual delights. "

1922 in film Screenplay Johannisthal (Berlin) Hal Erickson (author)
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