Othon

Othon

1971
1h 28m
5.5

5.5/10

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Overview

Straub-Huillet’s first color film, adapts a lesser-known Corneille tragedy from 1664, which in turn was based on an episode of imperial court intrigue chronicled in Tacitus’s Histories. The costuming is classical, and the toga-clad, nonprofessional cast performs the drama’s original French text amid the ruins of Rome’s Palatine Hill while the noise of contemporary urban life hums in the background. Their lines are executed with a terrific flatness and frequently through heavy accents; the language in Othon becomes not merely an expression but a thing itself, an element whose plainness here alerts us to qualities of the work that might otherwise be subordinated.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Janus Film und Fernsehen
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Les yeux ne veulent pas en tout temps se fermer, ou Peut-être qu'un jour Rome se permettra de choisir à son tour
Release Date January 13, 1971
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0064774

Cast

Adriano Aprà
Adriano Aprà

Othon

Anne Brumagne
Anne Brumagne

Plautine

Ennio Lauricella
Ennio Lauricella

Galba

Olimpia Carlisi
Olimpia Carlisi

Camille

Anthony Pensabene
Anthony Pensabene

Vinius

Jean-Marie Straub
Jean-Marie Straub

Lucus

Jean-Claude Biette
Jean-Claude Biette

Martianus

Marilù Parolini
Marilù Parolini

Flavie

Eduardo de Gregorio
Eduardo de Gregorio

Atticus

Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi

Rutile

Key Crew

Jean-Marie Straub
Director
Danièle Huillet
Director
Klaus Hellwig
Producer
Jean-Marie Straub
Screenplay
Danièle Huillet
Screenplay

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