O (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Tim Blake Nelson
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Actor: Andrew Keegan, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Mekhi Phifer, Rain PhoenixDirector: Tim Blake Nelson
Brand: Lions Gate
Producer: Anthony Rhulen
Producer: Betsy Danbury
Producer: Brad Kaaya
Writer: Brad Kaaya
Producer: Daniel Fried
Producer: Eric Gitter
Writer: William Shakespeare
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-02-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Product features:
- DVD Details: Actors: Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, Josh Hartnett, Andrew Keegan, Rain Phoenix
- Directors: Tim Blake Nelson
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC. Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1; Number of discs: 2; Studio: Lions Gate
- DVD Release Date: February 19, 2002; Run Time: 95 minutes
Summary of O (Two-Disc Special Edition)
O - DELUXE EDITION - DVD MovieWhen you compare O to William Shakespeare's Othello, you'll realize just how well this modern adaptation really works. Shakespeare's tragedy transfers nicely to the film's contemporary private school setting, where Othello is now Odin (Mekhi Phifer), star of the basketball team and the school's only African American student. Desdemona is Desi (Julia Stiles), the dean's daughter and Odin's girlfriend, and Iago is Hugo (Josh Hartnett), the coach's steroid-shooting son, who jealously plants seeds of doubt that fester in Odin's mind, leading them all to a tragically violent fate. As directed by Tim Blake Nelson (who played the dimwit Delmar in O Brother, Where Art Thou?), this is a clever and serious interpretation of Shakespeare that, sadly, was shelved for two years when its distributor balked at potential comparisons to the Columbine massacre. Such fears were pointless; this well-acted film delivers an anti-violence message that younger viewers will readily appreciate. --Jeff Shannon
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