Filming 'Othello'

Filming Othello is a movie aimed at a very specific audience: Shakespeare fans and fans of Orson Welles' adaptation of Othello. I am not among the first, and only mildly appreciated the second, so ... 90 minutes of anecdotes spoken directly into the camera, lunch conversations with some of the other actors, a brief Q&A, and Welles re-doing one of the famous speeches is not gonna hit me like it hits others. I love hearing Welles speak, and if this had gone into more detail of the making of Othello than discussing character motivations and the value of Shakespeare -- hell, if it had just been the Q&A segment with an audience at a screening -- this could've been a little more engaging even for non-fans. But as it stands, Filming Othello feels more like a college lecture turned into a DVD bonus feature. I appreciate the idea, and Welles himself is captivating, but it just doesn't hold enough interest for me personally. Perhaps if he'd done Touch Of Evil or The Lady From Shanghai, I'd feel different, but here we are. Unless you're in the two groups I mentioned above, or are doing a 100% run on Welles like I am, this is entirely skippable.