A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.

Cast:Joel Schultze-Motel, Oliver Magda, Katrin Katz Köbbert, Jonas Kaufmann, Jimmy Hartwig,

Genre:Documentary, History,

country:Germany,

Production:Signed Media, ZDF, ARTE,