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The Merchant of Venice [DVD] [2004]

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Al Pacino (Actor), Jeremy Irons (Actor), Michael Radford (Director) Rated: Parental Guidance Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins
  • Directors: Michael Radford
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: MGM Home Ent. (Europe) Ltd
  • DVD Release Date: 11 April 2005
  • Run Time: 131 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (119 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00075HULA
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 966 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Adaptation of the classic Shakespeare tragedy. Set in 16th-Century Venice, the story follows the lives of a group of Christian noblemen and their interactions with the Jewish moneylender Shylock (Al Pacino). Antonio (Jeremy Irons) borrows money from Shylock but when his shipping business is wrecked and he can't afford to pay back the loan, Shylock claims his forfeit in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh.

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Rarely has The Merchant of Venice, one of Shakespeare's most complex plays, looked as ravishingly sumptuous as in this adaptation, directed by Michael Radford (Il Postino). In a decadent version of renaissance Venice, a young nobleman named Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes, Shakespeare in Love) seeks to woo the lovely Portia (Lynn Collins), but lacks the money to travel to her estate. He seeks support from his friend, the merchant Antonio (Jeremy Irons); Antonio's fortune is tied up in sea ventures, so the merchant offers to borrow money from a Jewish moneylender, Shylock (Al Pacino). But Shylock holds a grudge against Antonio, who has routinely treated the Jew with contempt, and demands that if the debt is not repaid in three months, the price will be a pound of Antonio's flesh. The Merchant of Venice is famous as a "problem play"--the gritty matters of moneylending and anti-Semitism sit uncomfortably beside the fairy tale elements of Portia and Bassanio's romance, and some twists of the plot can seem arbitrary or even cruel. The strength of Radford's intelligent and passionate interpretation is that he and the excellent cast invest the play's opposing facets with full emotional weight, thus making every question the play raises acute and inescapable. Irons is particularly compelling; kindness and blind prejudice sit side by side in his breast, rendering the clashes in his character as vivid as those in the play itself. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

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5.0 out of 5 starsVery good production
By Mike Heron on 2 Feb. 2013
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I bought this, principally, out of curiosity about Pacino's portrayal of Shylock. I am pleased to say that his performance and the production as a whole are excellent. Pacino's portrayal is low key and all the more powerful especially when he receives his come uppance. I always felt Shylock got a raw deal and this performance underlines that. The courtroom scene was gripping. Jeremy Irons (Antonio)really conveyed the horror of a man about to die in a barbaric way. Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 starsWorth seeing just for Pacino's Shylock
By Amazon Customer on 3 Aug. 2006
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Al Pacino delivers a stunning performance as the humiliated, embittered Shylock coming back to claim his own with a vengeance. It's worth watching the film just to hear his anger reverberating in the courtyards of the rich mansions of intolerant Christians. We feel compassion and even some slight justification for his desire for Antonio's heart; however, the director makes sure that the sympathy is balanced and though initially I could understand Shylock's fury, his own stubborn lack of mercy saves him from a complete humiliation...if it wasn't for Shylock's dark, relentless side I don't think his fate could possibly have been acceptable to a 21st century audience.

What I didn't like was the fact that Jessica did not shine as brightly as she could have, her role being cut considerably to make room for Portia and Bassanio. At the same time, the Portia - Bassanio bits dragged on for too long, with excessive music interludes during which nothing at all happened; this simply slowed the pace down unnecessarily and chould have been cut down slightly to keep the audience's interest up. Don't get me wrong, the music was beautiful, it was just too long and the pace suffocated as a result.

Overall though, a film well worth watching - whether you like Shakespeare or not, it addresses issues of religion, race and nationality so relevant today, once again proving that Shakespeare is timeless!
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5.0 out of 5 starsEXCELLENT PRODUCTION AND GREAT CAST MAKE "MERCHANT" MUST SEE
By F. Sweet on 19 Feb. 2005
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"The Merchant of Venice" has undoubtedly become the most controversial play in Shakespeare's repertoire. Therefore, the first task of any modern adaptation is confronting the anti-Jewish bigotry that moves its plot and informs its poetry.
Director Michael Radford approaches the problem of Shylock (Al Pacino) by placing the character in context. This is accomplished by early making clear to us that the story takes place in "Venice, 1596." Although Shakespeare would not have announced this as the actors took their places on the stage of The Globe Theater, the movie's titles offer background about the marginal status and civic oppression of that city's Jewish population. Of course, just as in other parts of Europe, Venetian Jews were forced to practice usury because they were legally barred from most other ways of earning a living. In 1596, lending money at interest -- vital in the economy of the city-state and its merchants -- was something Christians wouldn't be caught dead doing. At the time, pimping and prostitution were considered much loftier occupations.
Still, none of this explains Shylock's character. Nor does it soften the taint of blood libel in Shakespeare's play. The only real choices for Radford were either to simply not to make "The Merchant of Venice" or to permit its uglier qualities to continue to complicate its wonderful rhetoric and brilliant examination of law, loyalty, the ethics of making promises -- and even issues of empathy, sympathy, and mercy. Redford decided to make the movie.
The movie has a bumpy beginning. Well of course, Shakespeare's 16th century dramas take longer in getting to the point than do 21st centiry movies. Today's audiences are used to having everything defined and in place after the first 10 minutes.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsShakespeare brought to life!
By D. Riley on 8 Nov. 2013
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For those like me who prefer their Shakespeare to have a bit more impact than a National Theatre production can offer then this is for you. Very visual and full of atmosphere filmed on location in Italy it's a delightful film which is totally gripping from start to finish and just demonstrates to the full what a magnificent cast has been assembled. Apart from the breathtaking performaces from Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons - just so good together as Shylock and the merchant, Lynn Collins performance as Portia is so beautifully created in every facet. Heartiest congratulations to all concerned - you have brought Shakespeare to life so briliantly well.
David Riley, Poole, Dorset
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5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb!
By Amazon Customer on 25 Feb. 2013
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One of my favourite Shakespeare plays, confronting prejudice, hatred and revenge head-on. Pacino is outstanding. Venice too, is stunning. A must!
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4.0 out of 5 starsA sympathetic modern interpretation
By Roman Clodia TOP 500 REVIEWER on 23 Aug. 2014
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This is a sumptuous film which makes Venice one of the stars of the show. Pacino is a hugely charismatic and sympathetic Shylock in keeping with modern sensibilities and some of Shakespeare’s lines are accordingly cut to play down his hatred and malice. His despair at the loss of Jessica is particularly striking – and quite different from the play – and his delivery of the famous ‘do we not bleed?’ speech is delivered with extraordinary potency.

Antonio’s unspoken love for Bassanio is foregrounded throughout and gives a prime reason for Irons’ melancholy. Fiennes is a sexy Bassanio, but while Portia is beautiful in the first half, her transformation to lawyer doesn’t work: she doesn’t quite have the gravitas to pull off the big speeches.

So this is beautifully filmed, and makes Shakespeare modern and accessible. It should be said, though, that it is one interpretation (as performances always are) of the play rather than a definitive version.

Recommended as a sympathetic film with an extraordinary performance by Pacino.
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