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Released Year: 2004
Runtime: 138 minutes
Directors: Michael Radford
Writers: William Shakespeare
Casts: Al Pacino, Mackenzie Crook, John Sessions, Allan Corduner, Jeremy Irons, Ron Cook, Gregor Fisher, Kris Marshall, Heather Goldenhersh, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, David Harewood, Charlie Cox, Zuleikha Robinson, Anton Rodgers
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(11 votes, average: 3.09 out of 5)
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Pacino gives a keenly measured performance, leading an excellent British cast through their paces in a richly colorful production that should please selective audiences and adds to the list of major film adaptations of Shakespeare's work.
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Los Angeles Times -
What Radford above all accomplishes in his filming of The Merchant of Venice is to suggest that, in essence, it is that most modern of entertainments: a dark - indeed, very dark - comedy.
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USA Today -
Given the story's focus on religion and the intolerance that still rages in today's world, The Merchant of Venice remains deeply meaningful.
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Variety -
Despite a series of disclaimers about the treatment of Jews in the 16th century, there's even less disguising onscreen than onstage that this is an uncomfortably anti-Semitic play and somewhat problematic for contempo audiences.
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The New York Times -
Btter-than-average screen Shakespeare: intelligent without being showily clever, and motivated more by genuine fascination with the play's language and ideas than by a desire to cannibalize its author's cultural prestige.
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The Merchant of Venice (2004)
In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
(11 votes, average: 3.09 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2004
Runtime: 138 minutes
Directors: Michael Radford
Writers: William Shakespeare
Casts: Al Pacino, Mackenzie Crook, John Sessions, Allan Corduner, Jeremy Irons, Ron Cook, Gregor Fisher, Kris Marshall, Heather Goldenhersh, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, David Harewood, Charlie Cox, Zuleikha Robinson, Anton Rodgers
Storyline
In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
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Reviews
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Pacino gives a keenly measured performance, leading an excellent British cast through their paces in a richly colorful production that should please selective audiences and adds to the list of major film adaptations of Shakespeare's work.
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Los Angeles Times -
What Radford above all accomplishes in his filming of The Merchant of Venice is to suggest that, in essence, it is that most modern of entertainments: a dark - indeed, very dark - comedy.
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USA Today -
Given the story's focus on religion and the intolerance that still rages in today's world, The Merchant of Venice remains deeply meaningful.
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Variety -
Despite a series of disclaimers about the treatment of Jews in the 16th century, there's even less disguising onscreen than onstage that this is an uncomfortably anti-Semitic play and somewhat problematic for contempo audiences.
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The New York Times -
Btter-than-average screen Shakespeare: intelligent without being showily clever, and motivated more by genuine fascination with the play's language and ideas than by a desire to cannibalize its author's cultural prestige.
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In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
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