The moorish general othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant michael cassio, when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named iago. O is a 2001 american drama film, and a modern adaptation of william shakespeares othello, set in an american high school. Are these the 10 best shakespeare screen adaptations. It stars mekhi phifer, julia stiles, and josh hartnett. Based in a privileged college atmosphere and focused on the overly talented basketball player odin phifer and a very jealous hugo hartnett the son of the basketball coach who ignores. This paved way for a career into motion pictures and she made her film debut with the film i love you, i love you not, where she played a supporting role and went on to play leading roles with her next film wicked. Odins beautiful girlfriend, desi julia stiles, adores him, and his coach martin sheen loves him like a son. Hot young stars, a hip, driving soundtrack, plus a provocative tale of jealousy and betrayal combine to create this controversial modernday version of shakespeares classic, othello. For desi, nelson cast julia stiles, who is no stranger to the work of. An intertextual reading of the play othello and the film o.
Moving the classic tale of othello onto the basketball courts of a high school, the story. Julia stiles looks like tweety pie, all big blonde head and cute, pursed. Before my students read william shakespeares othello, we watch the modern adaptation which stars the wellknown mekhi phifer, julia stiles and josh hartnett. O 2001 tim blake nelson, mekhi phifer, julia stiles. It was directed by tim blake nelson and written by brad kaaya. Julia ohara stiles was born on march 28, 1981 in new york city, the outgoing daughter of a greenwich village artist mother, judith newcomb stiles, and an elementary school teacher father, john ohara. Julia stiles looks back at the roles that have defined her. Othello, takes the bait, repeatedly praising iago for his honesty. In this episode, he unravels the complex issues of prejudice and jealousy that are. Easily my alltime favorite performance from josh hartnett and julia stiles is always adorable as usual. But mekhis performance really steals the movie with his.
O full movie hd film download full version o video or get now. O is odin james mekhi phifer, the schools star basketball player and future nba hopeful. Requested and received an audition at new yorks ridge theater company at the age of 11. Julia stiles looks back at the roles that have defined her career. She is the eldest of three children, and has irish, english, and german ancestry. In case you didnt know, julia stiles starred in two shakespearean retellingsthe aforementioned 10 things i hate about you and this film, a retelling of othello as a high school basketball drama. An update of shakespeares othello with a young cast, set in an. O othello 2001 mekhi phifer, julia stiles, josh hartnett full movie by tim blake nelson. O is an awesome movie to help students today relate to shakespeares othello. It contains many different styles of music, ranging from rap to opera. But personalitywise, the 21yearold new yorker seems closer to sylvester, tweetys arch foe. Julia stiles looks like tweety pie, all big blonde head and cute, pursed mouth. Cook have tied the knot a rep for the actress confirmed to today that the pair married in an intimate ceremony with two friends on a seattle beach over labor.
O is odin james mekhi phifer, dawn of the dead, a star high school basketball player and nba hopeful. Of course, what odin doesnt know is that hugo is in fact motivated by his own jealousy of odins good fortune. Julia stiles julia stiles is an american actress who started her career early at the age of 11 with the successful series ghostwriter. Tvs west wing and the deans beautiful daughter, desi julia styles, tvs dexter. Mekhi phifer stars as odin james, the only black kid in the school, and also a champion basketball player, who is dating the popular and beautiful desi julia stiles. Julia ohara stiles born march 28, 1981 is an american actress. Julia stiles was one of the most familiar faces of the late 90s and early 00s, thanks to starring roles in several romantic comedies and dramas such as. Stiles seemed excited when o first popped up, but then she realized it was the scene where othello mekhi phifer smothers desdemona with a pillow. Her first film role was in i love you, i love you not 1996, followed by a leading role in the thriller wicked 1998, for which she was awarded the karlovy vary international film festival award for best actress. Julia stiles desi brable rain phoenix emily elden henson roger rodriguez martin sheen coach duke goulding john heard dean brable. But then she took a hiatus from hollywood to pursue a college degree. O is a 2001 american drama film, and a modern adaptation of william shakespeare s othello, set in an american high school. With laurence fishburne, kenneth branagh, irene jacob, nathaniel parker.
A very young cast of meki phifer, josh hartnett and julia stiles. The first edition of the novel was published in 1603, and was written by william shakespeare. Free download or read online othello pdf epub book. William shakespeare verfilmungen o othello, usa 1999. Students enjoy the movie and are able to really connect wit. Julia stiles career was on fire in the late 90s and early aughts after teen movie 10 things i hate about you catapulted her into stardom. Julia stiles sat down with instyle for an exclusive photoshoot and interview about 10 things i hate about you, her new movie hustlers, and what shes been up to in between. Othello the moor of venice william shakespeare with related readings the emc masterpiece series access editions emcparadigm publishing st. With mekhi phifer, julia stiles, martin sheen, josh hartnett. O was subject to many delays and a change of distributors, and hamlet was an art house film shot on a minimal budget.
Martin sheen and the deans beautiful daughter, desi julia stiles. Stiless next commercial success was in save the last dance. A rising high school basketball star is caught in a web of lies, seduction, and betrayal in this modern adaptation of shakespeares classic othello tale. Born and raised in new york city, stiles began acting at age 12. Many closeups of desis and odins hands on each others body and kissing scenes that give a side view of the couple renders the colorcontrast obvious reitzwilson, 2004. In 1997, david harewood was the first black actor to play othello on stage at the national theatre in london. Desi desdemona to mekhi phifers basketball champ, odin othello. Odins troubled friend hugo josh hartnett, 30 days of night, the coachs. Moving the classic tale of othello onto the basketball courts of a high school, the story focuses on a young black man named odin mekhi phifer who is convinced by a conniving best friend, hugo josh hartnett that his girlfriend julia stiles is cheating on him. Wrote for zuzu, a new yorkbased childrens magazine, as a teenager.
But jealousy drives the coachs real son, hugo josh. A popular student, he is dating desi brable julia stiles, the daughter of the schools dean john heard, and they are deeply devoted to each other despite their different backgrounds. Othello summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Based in a privileged college atmosphere and focused on the overly talented basketball player odin phifer and a very jealous hugo hartnett the son of the basketball coach who ignores him and prefers the star odin who is also involved with desi. These julia stiles big butt pictures are sure to leave you mesmerized and awestruck. Later, when desdemona accidentally drops a handkerchief that othello had given to her as a lovetoken, emilia gives it to iago, who had long asked her to steal it for him. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 314 pages and is available in paperback format. The contrast is more vivid for mikhi phifer, who plays odin,is black whereas julia stiles is quite white.
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