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March
26 The Merchant
of Venice
One of the Bard's most often performed works gets a first-rate
cinematic treatment here, via director Michael Radford. Al
Pacino does remarkable work as Shylock, the Jewish moneylender
who is both villain and victim.
A 16th-century Venetian sea merchant (Jeremy Irons) devoted
to a young lord (Joseph Fiennes) owes a debt of "a pound
of flesh" to Shylock. But whose side will the law be
on in the contract dispute? And who will win the beautiful
Portia (Lynn Collins) by solving her father's clever riddles?
The grim realities of Jewish oppression are not shied away
from, and there is suspense and romance all the way through.
The film's rich array of dramatic and comedic elements are
perfectly in tune. (2004, 2 hours, 11 minutes)
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