The Race of 'Othello'
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- 2017
- 18m
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The Race of Othello
The Race of 'Othello' (2017)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Highly entertaining featurette has George Washington Unviersity professor Ayanna Thompson and author of Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America discussing the race of the character Othello. Thompson really does a fantastic job at discussing the character from the time it was written throughout its history, which of course meant that a lot of white actors played the part. She talks about the various make-up that was used for the actors as well as how that tide started to turn about letting black actors play the part. This is certainly a very fascinating featurette that manages to be a great history lesson for those interested in the subject. There are some great stories told about the history of the character and this comes highly recommended.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Highly entertaining featurette has George Washington Unviersity professor Ayanna Thompson and author of Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America discussing the race of the character Othello. Thompson really does a fantastic job at discussing the character from the time it was written throughout its history, which of course meant that a lot of white actors played the part. She talks about the various make-up that was used for the actors as well as how that tide started to turn about letting black actors play the part. This is certainly a very fascinating featurette that manages to be a great history lesson for those interested in the subject. There are some great stories told about the history of the character and this comes highly recommended.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Nov 25, 2017
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