Othello the handkerchief as proof, Emilia realizes what her husband Iago has done, and she exposes him, whereupon he kills her. Othello, belatedly realising Desdemona's innocence, stabs Iago but not fatally, saying that Iago is a devil, and he would rather have him live the rest of his life in pain. Iago refuses to explain his motives, vowing to remain silent from that moment on. Lodovico apprehends both Iago and Othello for the murders of Roderigo, Emilia, and Desdemona, but Othello commits suicide. Lodovico appoints Cassio as Othello's successor and exhorts him to punish Iago justly. He then denounces Iago for
Othello (1990 film) regarded as one of the finest screen Shakespeares ever", so expectations for this adaptation were "sky-high". Michael Brooke, writing for BFI Screenonline, thinks the expectations were "… generally met by a production that holds a very distinguished place amongst filmed Othellos, and is arguably its most successful television translation." He particularly calls out "the beautifully achieved chemistry between the four leads" as among its strongest features. In the "Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film", Carol Chillington Rutter finds a feminist perspective in the film: Othello (1990 film) Othello is a 1990 film produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, starring Ian