Othello error in practice. The phrase Othello error was first used in the book "Telling Lies" by Paul Ekman in 1985. The name was coined from Shakespeare's play "Othello", which provides an "excellent and famous example" of what can happen when fear and distress upon confrontation do not signal deception. In Shakespeare's "Othello", Othello falsely believes that his wife, Desdemona, has been cheating on him with another man. There, upon confronting his wife, Desdemona, about her love for another, she cries and denies, all the while aware that her mien will be taken as evidence of guilt by her jealous husband. Seeing
Filming Othello as a monologuist, proclaiming: "There are too many regrets, there are too many things I wish I could have done over again. If it wasn't a memory, if it was a project for the future, talking about "Othello" would have been nothing but delight. After all, promises are more fun than explanations. In all my heart, I wish that I wasn't looking back on "Othello", but looking forward to it. That "Othello" would be one hell of a picture. Goodnight." "Filming Othello" was made between 1974 and 1978. It was intended to be the first in a series of documentaries