William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

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Plot: Rarely has The Merchant of Venice, one of Shakespeare's most complex plays, looked as ravishingly sumptuous as in this adaptation, directed by Michael Radford (Il Postino). In a decadent...( read more read more... )

The Merchant of Venice is famous as a "problem play"--the gritty matters of moneylending and anti-Semitism sit uncomfortably beside the fairy tale elements of Portia and Bassanio's romance, and some twists of the plot can seem arbitrary or even cruel. The strength of Radford's intelligent and passionate interpretation is that he and the excellent cast invest the play's opposing facets with full emotional weight, thus making every question the play raises acute and inescapable. Irons is particularly compelling; kindness and blind prejudice sit side by side in his breast, rendering the clashes in his character as vivid as those in the play itself. --Bret Fetzer

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  • ricardomjacob
    ricardomjacob
    This film is wonderful. It has an interesting vocabulary and a perfect dialogue .. Nothing less than i expected when i knew that it was a Shakespeare's story. I haven't read the book yet , but it seems to be a very inteligent book. If you like films about judgments , this can be a great choice.
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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Michael Radford
  • Genres: Drama, Art House & International
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  • DVD Released: May 10, 2005

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