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Description: Antonio (Irons), a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock (Pacino), a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio (Fiennes) woo the fair Portia (Lynn Collins). Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed to him but soon learns that those to whom evil is done, do evil in return. DVD Release 5/10/05. Features: Widescreen, Captions, Dolby Digital 5.1, French Subtitles, Commentary, Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, 131 Minutes Format: DVD Region 1 Rating: R List Price: $14.94 Save with Movie Magic USA!
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One of the immortal bard's most frequently performed works gets a first-rate cinematic treatment here, via director Michael Radford (IL POSTINO). Al Pacino is virtually unrecognizable as Shylock, bringing an old-world gravitas to the role and clearly inspiring the rest of the cast to match his intensity. They succeed, and the result is riveting, rousing entertainment. Even if one is familiar with the play in advance, this is white-knuckle suspense and swooning romance all the way through. A 16th-century Venetian sea merchant (Jeremy Irons), devoted to a young lord (Joseph Fiennes), owes a debt for "a pound of flesh" to the anguished Jewish moneylender Shylock. Lovingly filmed in Venice, the film looks great, with settings and costumes all sporting a dusky, lived-in look that matches the subdued, naturalistic interpretation of the dialogue. Lynn Collins is excellent and ethereal as Portia, and her love scenes with Fiennes have an alchemical power that lifts them to dizzyingly mythic romantic heights. Vague homoerotic content and the grim realities of Jewish oppression are not shied away from here, which lends the film further richness and complexity. With the play's rich array of dramatic and comedic elements all perfectly in tune, MERCHANT OF VENICE earns its place as the first truly great Shakespeare film of the 21st century.
Credits
Producer:
Barry Navidi, Cary Brokaw, Jason Piette, Michael Lionello Cowen
Cast:
Al Pacino, Charlie Cox, Heather Goldenhersh, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Kris Marshall, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson
Notes
DVD Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning Subtitles - French - Optional
THEATRICAL RELEASE: DECEMBER 29, 2004
Editorial reviews
"The Brits do their dependable Bardic stuff, and the clarity of Irons' diction lets the playwright's meaning ring like a bell." Uncut - Adam Sweeting (01/01/2005)
"[I]ntelligent without being showily clever....Watching the film is like seeing a gallery of Renaissance paintings come to life..." New York Times - A. O. Scott (12/29/2004)
"[R]emarkably immediate and contemporary without ever seeming to strain for this effect." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (12/29/2004)
"[I]t attains a bona fide Shakespearean vibrance." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (01/14/2005)
"Pacino, tackling a tough trap of a role, raises the bar in a mesmerizing acting triumph." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (01/27/2005)
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