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The Merchant of Venice

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The Merchant of Venice
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R,2hrs 11min
Genres:
Drama,Comedy
Released:
December 29, 2004
Director:
Michael Radford
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Classics
Starring:
Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes  ...more
Synopsis: One of William Shakespeare's most powerful comedies has been given a bold cinematic adaptation in this film version of The Merchant of Venice. Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) is a young and vital member of the aristocratic classes in 16th century Italy; however, Bassanio's impulsive nature and lavish lifestyle have put him deeply in debt, and he will need at least the pretense of a fortune if he is to win the hand of the beautiful Portia (Lynn Collins). Bassanio turns to his close friend Antonio (Jeremy ... Full Synopsis
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Skyler Miller, AMG Review
One gets the sense that Shakespeare's choice to make Shylock a Jew in The Merchant of Venice was a quick (and undeniably wrong) shorthand to represent villainy for Elizabethan audiences. But Shakespeare also gives him one of the most famous defenses of human equality in the English language ("If you prick us do we not bleed..."), and in Michael Radford's adaptation, this humanity is teased out even ... Full Review
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Al Pacino
Shylock
Jeremy Irons
Antonio
Joseph Fiennes
Bassanio
Lynn Collins
Portia
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Al Pacino at the The Merchant of Venice premiere in Venice Lido on September 04, 2004
Al Pacino at the The Merchant of Venice premiere in Venice Lido on September 04, 2004
Al Pacino at the The Merchant of Venice premiere in Venice Lido on September 04, 2004
Lynn Collins and guest at the The Merchant of Venice premiere in Venice Lido on September 04, 2004
Joseph Fiennes at the The Merchant of Venice premiere in Venice Lido on September 04, 2004
Lynn Collins at the The Merchant of Venice premiere in Venice Lido on September 04, 2004
Sinead Cusack at the The Merchant of Venice premiere in Venice Lido on September 04, 2004
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