Merchant of Venice
The BBC presentation of the acclaimed Royal National Theatre production, directed by Trevor Nunn, adapted for television. A multi-award winner set in the 1930s with a Berlin film noir look, the production nonetheless preserves every one of Shakespeare's words. Henry Goodman won the Olivier and...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, Stanza Media Ltd. (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Stanza Media Ltd.,
[2000]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 42 min., 3 sec)) : sound. |
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| Summary: |
The BBC presentation of the acclaimed Royal National Theatre production, directed by Trevor Nunn, adapted for television. A multi-award winner set in the 1930s with a Berlin film noir look, the production nonetheless preserves every one of Shakespeare's words. Henry Goodman won the Olivier and Critic's Circle Theatre Best Actor awards for his performance as Shylock. Nunn and his masterful team brilliantly transition the stage performance to an outstanding film that looks as though it was written for the camera. His starting point was a desire to deal with the issue of anti-Semitism: ".. I wanted to show why Shylock acts as he does. To de-villainise and de-demonise him is very important," says Nunn, calling Merchant of Venice "a masterpiece about human behavior in extremis." |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released by Stanza Media Ltd., 2000. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 15, 2019. "Merchant of Venice": Act I: Scene I (7:58); "Merchant of Venice": Act I: Scene II (4:43); "Merchant of Venice": Act I: Scene III (10:59); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scenes II (6:15); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scene III (1:41); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scene I (2:41); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scene IV (1:35); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scene V (5:40); "Merchant of Venice": Act II Scene VI (7:30); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scene VIII (4:17); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scene VIII (2:26); "Merchant of Venice": Act II: Scene IX (9:12); "Merchant of Venice": Act III: Scene I (8:51); "Merchant of Venice": Act III: Scene II (18:21); "Merchant of Venice": Act III: Scene III (2:03); "Merchant of Venice": Act III: Scenes IV and V (4:36); "Merchant of Venice": Act IV: Scene I (14:27); "Merchant of Venice": Act IV: Scene I-Verdict (22:21); "Merchant of Venice": Act IV: Scene II (2:26); "Merchant of Venice": Act V (20:17); Credits: Merchant of Venice (1:58); Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. The BBC presentation of the acclaimed Royal National Theatre production, directed by Trevor Nunn, adapted for television. A multi-award winner set in the 1930s with a Berlin film noir look, the production nonetheless preserves every one of Shakespeare's words. Henry Goodman won the Olivier and Critic's Circle Theatre Best Actor awards for his performance as Shylock. Nunn and his masterful team brilliantly transition the stage performance to an outstanding film that looks as though it was written for the camera. His starting point was a desire to deal with the issue of anti-Semitism: ".. I wanted to show why Shylock acts as he does. To de-villainise and de-demonise him is very important," says Nunn, calling Merchant of Venice "a masterpiece about human behavior in extremis." 9 - 12, Academic/AP. Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 42 min., 3 sec)) : sound. |
| Format: |
Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 - 12, Academic/AP. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |