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Otello

1966 · 139 min

A grand, sombre opera performance that unfolds with slow, tragic inevitability, demanding close attention and rewarding it with intense emotional force.

Directed by
Nino Sanzogno
Genres
Music
Starring
Pier Miranda Ferraro, Tito Gobbi, Laura Londi
Tagline
Otello - Venezia, cortile di Palazzo Ducale, 6 Aug 1966
Overview
Giuseppe Verdi Pier Miranda Ferraro Tito Gobbi Laura Londi

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Directed by
Nino Sanzogno
Genres
Music
Starring
Pier Miranda Ferraro, Tito Gobbi, Laura Londi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • grief
  • guilt
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
music
Directed by
Nino Sanzogno
Starring
Pier Miranda Ferraro, Tito Gobbi, Laura Londi, Anna Di Stasio, Giorgio Giorgetti, Augusto Pedroni, Alessandro Maddalena, Angelo Nosotti
Runtime
139 min
Languages
Italian

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