The Merchant of Venice - Region 1 DVD
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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 (newcomer Lynn Collins), but lacks the money to travel to her estate. He seeks support from his friend, the merchant Antonio (Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune); Antonio's fortune is tied up in sea ventures, so the merchant offers to borrow money from a Jewish moneylender, Shylock (Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon). But
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Release date: 10 May 2005
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0043396109100 UPC: 043396109100
Release date: 10 May 2005
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0043396109100 UPC: 043396109100
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