Jarum Halus

Jarum Halus
Directed by	Mark Tan
Produced by	Eleanor Low Mark Tan
Starring	Christien New Juliana Ibrahim Razif Hashim Dato' Rahim Razali Farah Putri Justin Chan Megat Sharizal
Music by	San Weng Onn Rabbit
Distributed by	Sparky Pictures
Release dates	10 January 2008 (2008-01-10)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	Malaysia
Language	Malay English
Budget	USD 40'000

Jarum Halus is a 2008 Malaysian drama film. It is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. The film’s title is derived from a Malay idiom meaning web of deceit or conspiracy, which is a major theme in the plot of the film.

The plot remains faithful to the source material, with the cast all taking their Shakespearian counterparts either in name, character or both (see Cast section)

It is the directorial debut of Mark Tan, who originally envisioned the project as a short film for his final project when studying film at Warwick University in the United Kingdom. When returning to his native Malaysia, the short film was used as a means to attract funding for a feature length project. When a deal was agreed and a script finalised, the quality attracted Malaysian veteran actor Dato Rahim Razali, who agreed to a role on a significantly reduced salary.

Reception

The film received a limited release in January 2008 was released to favourable reviews, with several references to its visual boldness and dynamic mixture of eastern values with western storytelling. It combines both the English and Malay languages in a style typical of urban Malaysian speech.

Jarum Halus won the "Best Digital Film" in FFM 2008.

Cast

Christien New as Daniel Oh/Othello
Juliana Ibrahim as Mona/Desdemona
Razif Hashim as Iskandar/Iago
Dato' Rahim Razali as Datuk Kalel/Lodovico
Justin Chan as Michael/Cassio
Farah Putri as Emilia/Emilia
Megat Sharizal as Rahim/Roderigo

The film features cameo appearances by Douglas Lim, Colin Kirton and Yasmin Yusuff.

External links

William Shakespeare's Othello

Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emilia Bianca Roderigo Brabantio Other characters

Source	"Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Description of Africa Sampiero Corso

Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816; opera) Otello (1887; opera) Othello (1892; overture) The Moor's Pavane (1949; ballet) Othello (1998; ballet score) Bandanna (1999; opera)

Films	1922 1952 1955 1965 1995

TV	1981 1990 1994 2001

Stage adaptations	Masquerade (1835) Othello (1951) Catch My Soul (US; 1969) Catch My Soul (UK; 1970)

Film adaptations	Jubal (1956) All Night Long (1962) Catch My Soul (1974) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Eloise (2002) Souli (2004) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)

From Verdi	Otello (1906; film) Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967; ballet suite) Otello (1986; film) The Othello Syndrome (2008; album)

Art	Othello

Phrases	"Beast with two backs"

Related	Othello error Filming Othello Red Velvet The Duke of Milan Love's Sacrifice Desdemona Goodnight Desdemona

Story within a story	Carnival (1921 film) Carnival (1931 film) The Deceiver (1931) Men Are Not Gods (1936) A Double Life (1947) Saptapadi (1961) So Fine (1981) An Imaginary Tale (1990)

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