Otello
Screened in July 2011
Director: Franco Zeffirelli. Cast: Placido Domingo, Justino Díaz, Katia Racciarelli, Urbano Barberini, Petra Malakova, Massimo Foschi, Antonio Pierfederici, Edwin Francis, Sergio Nicolai, Remo Remotti. Screenplay: Franco Zeffirelli and Masolino D'Amico (based on the libretto by Arrigo Boito and the play by William Shakespeare).
Twitter Capsule: Acted fine. Not badly shot, if you can take all that Cypriot mist. Film just fails to connect with drama, bodies, or voices.

Photo © 1986 The Cannon Group, Inc./Italian International Film
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C

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Academy Award Nominations:
Best Costume Design: Anna Anni & Maurizio Millenotti

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Foreign Language Film

Other Awards:
National Board of Review: Best Foreign Language Film
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