Mama Lynx Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I'd like to find a movie of Merchant of Venice to show to my nearly 13 year old son, as recommended at this point in Diogenes Maxim. Does anyone have recommendations? I don't mind a little nudity - for instance, I have no problem with him watching Branagh's Much Ado. But the reviews at Netflix about Pacino's Merchant leave me a little concerned. Opinions/suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 We very much enjoyed the one with Laurence Olivier. It came highly recommended, but I wasn't able to find it anywhere on DVD. I ended up purchasing a used VHS from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thanks, Jackie! I'll see if my library system has that one. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Stephanie, I own the Pacino version and it is excellent. Yes, female nudity is throughout so ds 13 has not watched. Dd 11 loved it! Unfortunately it does not follow the text of Shakespeare's original. We had our book out reading along but it really skips around. Pacino as Shylock is amazing!! "Hath Jews no....?" Jackie, I will also put the version you mention in my Netflix queue. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in SoCal Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Stephanie- We're watching the BBC version (Warren Mitchell, Gemma Jones in lead roles). It definitely has more the feel of a play (which, of course, uses the unabridged dialogue from TMV), rather than the Pacino version which felt much more like a *movie*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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