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    The Merchant of Venice

    2015 · 35m

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  1. Feb 18, 2005 · The Merchant of Venice: Directed by Michael Radford. With Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins. 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.

    • (38K)
    • Drama, Romance
    • Michael Radford
    • 2005-02-18
  2. The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 romantic drama film based on Shakespeare 's play of the same name. It is the first full-length sound film in English of Shakespeare's play—other versions are videotaped productions which were made for television, including John Sichel 's 1973 version and Jack Gold 's 1980 BBC production.

  3. Thinking to read The Merchant of Venice one more time, I took down the volume of Shakespeare's tragedies, only to be reminded that this dark and troubling play is classified with his comedies. Its two natures come from different spheres; sunny scenes of romance alternate with sadness, desperation and guile. When Jessica, Shylock's daughter, steals his fortune and leaves his home to marry ...

  4. Dec 29, 2004 · A respectable if uneven take on the Bard's The Merchant of Venice. In 16th-century Venice, Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) hopes to wed Portia (Lynn Collins). But to have a chance at winning her hand in ...

    • (126)
    • Michael Radford
    • R
    • Al Pacino
  5. A cash-strapped merchant foolishly borrows money from his worst enemy, a vengeful man who insists on a literal pound of flesh if the debt is not repaid. 1,057 IMDb 7.0 2 h 11 min 2005. X-Ray R. Romance · Drama · Emotional · Intense. Available to rent or buy.

    • 131 min
  6. In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio, to travel to Belmont and propose the gorgeous Portia. Antonio has invested all his money in his ships and borrows from the Jewish usurer Shylock, against whose people there is a great intolerance in Venice. Shylock proposes an unusual bond: if ...

  7. Dec 29, 2004 · Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan. Michael Radford. Director, Screenplay. Venice, 1596.

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