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The Merchant of Venice


I'll take that pound of flesh now, thanks...

A new look at Shakespeare's classic, with an eye on modern school audiences. For those not familiar with the plot, a young merchant borrows some money from a Jewish moneylender, with a strict penalty clause. When he is unable to repay the debt, the Jew insists on the penalty, since the merchant had previously been nasty to him. This leads to a court case, where the merchant's lover puts in a surprise appearance.


130 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 13
Comedy, Drama.

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Credits
CastAl Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson, Kris Marshall
DirectorMichael Radford
ScreenplayMichael Radford, from the play by William Shakespeare
MusicJocelyn Pook
CinematographyBenoît Delhomme
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackNot available
Made in2004
Produced bySpice Factory Ltd, UK Film Council, Film Fund Luxembourg, Delux Productions, Immagine e Cinema, Insitutio Luce, Avenue Pictures Productions, Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd, 39 McLaren St Sydney, Dania Film
SA Distributor Nu Metro

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FPB Report (SA)
GenreDrama
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudicePrejudice in terms of portrayal of Jews
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
CommentsNone
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ScreenIt Report (USA)
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Alcohol / DrugsSmokingDisrespectful /
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Imitative BehaviourFrightening /
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Ratings
Scale (Max)20
South African Media
iAfrica.comNils van der Linden13
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal12
SowetanTankiso Komane13
The StarPhilip Kennicott14
Cape ArgusGeorge Makin5
Die BurgerJeanne Hugo10
Cape TimesKevin Thomas15
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge10
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman15
Box Office (USA)Shlomo Schwartzberg15
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli13
Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert15
BBC (UK)Neil Smith10
Internet (IMDB)2257 Netizens15
Average .. 63%12


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