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'The Lovely Bones' Puts the Spotlight on Shakespeare's 'Othello'

The Lovely Bones is out on DVD, and now fans of the book can see Saoirse Ronan nail her role as 14-year-old Susie Salmon. Like other girls her age, Susie has a huge crush on her schoolmate, and in this clip from the film, we get to see their awkward-but-hopeful interaction.

Susie goes to her locker after film club, where the students just watched William Shakespeare's Othello. Ray Singh, her British crush, approaches her and asks her what she thought about the Moor. Although Susie made fun of the character before, she sees that Ray is a fan and calls the movie "amazing."

Ray is a dark-skinned boy, who refers to himself as the Moor from Shakespeare's play. He is even dressed in black in the movie. With Peter Jackson directing the film, this is no coincidence. Have you read Othello? Can you spot any other similarities?

Watch the full clip after the jump, and see how Saoirse captures the nervousness and excitement of talking to your first love. The Lovely Bones is available on DVD and Blu-ray now.

 

Saoirse Ronan, Nick Jonas and More Stars At The 2010 Critic's Choice Movie Awards

Her new movie, The Lovely Bones has only been in theaters for one day, but Saoirse Ronan picked up the award for Best Young Actor at last night's Critic's Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

Saorise (pronounced like 'Sersha') hit up the red carpet earlier in the evening along with Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Anna Kendrick, Adam Lambert and Zac Efron.

Check out photos from last night and get ready for even more red carpet action at The Golden Globe Awards this Sunday.

By the way, Anna, nominated for Best Supporting Actress, recently dished about her stunning awards show dress picks. Watch the video here.

'The Lovely Bones' Captures the Afterlife With Beauty and Light

At 15, Saoirse Ronan already knows the excitement of being nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe. Her work has been greatly applauded, and now the New York native stars in the the film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Lovely Bones, which opens in theaters today.

Saoirse plays 14-year-old Susie, who narrates the story from the afterlife, which is interpreted with the fantastical eye of director Peter Jackson. The depiction of Susie's in-between world is just as fantasy-filled as you would think coming from the man behind the Lord of the Rings films. It's a place that is neither heaven nor Earth, shot with a dreamy sensibility and stunning use of light.

You'll see what we're talking about in our Lovely Bones photo gallery, which includes shots from the film and a behind-the-scenes pic of Peter and Saoirse hard at work.

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