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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Michael Radford |
| Stars: |
Jeremy Irons |
| Actors: |
Charlie Cox |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Shakespeare |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
043396109148 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 11min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 11min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 10, 2005)
UPC: 043396109100 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: RELEASE DATE TO BE DETERMINED, 2hr 11min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 10, 2005)
UPC: 043396109148 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Michael Radford |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/14/2005, p.64, Owen Gleiberman): "[I]t attains a bona fide Shakespearean vibrance." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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. Vagu... |
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