William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice /
Shylock has grown wealthy through money-lending, the only profession open to Jewish businessmen of the time, but faces indignity and danger when he ventures beyond the Jewish quarter. In the same city, though in a different world, lives Antonio, a Christian merchant beset by worry over the fate of h...
| Uniform Title: | Merchant of Venice (Motion picture : 2004) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English, with optional subtitles in French. |
| Published: |
Culver City, Calif. :
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
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| Summary: | Shylock has grown wealthy through money-lending, the only profession open to Jewish businessmen of the time, but faces indignity and danger when he ventures beyond the Jewish quarter. In the same city, though in a different world, lives Antonio, a Christian merchant beset by worry over the fate of his trading vessels and his increasing isolation from his best friend Bassanio. The younger man has fallen in love with the beautiful Portia, and seeks to go abroad to win her hand. When Antonio takes a loan from Shylock, a bond is sealed, the risk of which is one pound of Antonio's flesh. So when Antonio goes into debt to Shylock, the angst-ridden moneylender demands a pound of his flesh. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (anamorphic widescreen). Mastered in high definition. Special features: Commentary with Michael Radford & Lynn Collins -- Behind-the-scenes making-of featurette -- Web link to the Teachers' guide (for classroom guide). Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Benoit Delhomme ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo ; film editor, Lucia Zucchetti ; music by Jocelyn Pook ; costume designer, Sammy Sheldon. |
| ISBN: | 1404980229 |