Othon
Jan 13, 1971 · 1h 28m
Director
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle HuilletOverview
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.
Cast of Othon
Crew of Othon
About Othon
What is Othon about?
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…
When was Othon released?
Othon was released on January 13, 1971.
How long is Othon?
Othon runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
Who directed Othon?
Othon was directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet.
Who is in the cast of Othon?
The cast of Othon includes Adriano Aprà (Othon), Anne Brumagne (Plautine), Ennio Lauricella (Galba), Olimpia Carlisi (Camille) and Anthony Pensabene (Vinius).