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''Catch My Soul'' is a 1974 film produced by Jack Good and Richard M. Rosenbloom, and directed by Patrick McGoohan. It was an adaptation of Good's stage musical of the same title, which itself was loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's ''Othello''. It was not a critical success. == Production == Shakespeare's tragedy of revenge and racism had been retitled for the London stage and relocated from Venice to Piccadilly; for the film, the location of the drama was moved to the New Mexico desert; filming took place in Española and Santa Fe. The title comes from Act III, Scene III of Shakespeare's play, in which Othello declares his love for Desdemona, "Perdition ''catch my soul'', but I do love thee; and when I love thee not, chaos is come again."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Othello at Wikiquote )〕 Although much of the plot remains intact, Othello, the "noble Moor" becomes the pacifist leader of a hippie commune,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Catch My Soul )〕 Iago appears to be the Devil incarnate who "fits all the negative stereotypes of dropouts with his scruffy beard and unwashed look" and Desdemona becomes a "white round-faced girl with granny glasses".〔 Patrick McGoohan had earlier starred in the successful 1962 modernisation of the Othello story, ''All Night Long'', which had been moved to 1960s London and fuelled by jazz music. AllMovie's reviewer points out that "perhaps he thought lightning would strike twice in moving it to a gospel show in the Southwest. He was terribly wrong."〔(【引用サイトリンク】AllMovie "> url = http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:86841~T1 )〕 ''Catch My Soul'' would be the only film to be directed by McGoohan, although he later directed some episodes of ''Columbo''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 McGoohan as director )〕 In an interview with ''Premiere'' magazine in 1995, McGoohan gave some insight into why the film had failed: Of the cast, Richie Havens was well-known from his appearance at Woodstock Festival, but this was his first acting role; Lance LeGault had some experience, but not playing major roles; likewise Season Hubley and Susan Tyrrell. Tony Joe White was already fairly well known as a musician. Allmovie's Craig Butler was moved to comment "Laughable also describes every dramatic performance, as do horrible and unbelievable."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catch My Soul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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