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The black-face used in Welles' Othello is clearly a product of its time, but it's not really an example of typical "black-face" in that he's not trying to present a caricature of a black man, he's just a white actor who wants to play a black role, for good or bad. I think the far worse offense is making Iago such a boring character. He's one of the most interesting characters in any piece of literature, and the reason why I love Othello, the play, so much. While on the topic of Welles, his much better Shakespearean movies is "Chimes at Midnight", though not based strictly on a single play it is a really well done movie, and has a great performance from Welles. Also "Throne of Blood" is excellent. Kurosawa distilled the basic aspects of Macbeth into a really interesting period piece. Ran should be added to the list as well, another great Kurosawa take on Shakespeare.
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Speak of the devil and he shall appear... http://www.wellesnet.com/?p=11748 Welles' Othello is apparently getting a Criterion release
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