Interpreting the impossible Movies

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: January 26, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

A.O. Scott
International Herald Tribune
01-26-2005
The Merchant of VeniceDirected by Michael Radford (U.S., U.K., Italy)Reviewed by A.O. Scott*Directed by Michael Radford (best known for ''Il Postino''), ''The Merchant of Venice'' is better-than-average screen Shakespeare: intelligent without being showily clever, and motivated more by genuine fascination with the play's language and ideas than by a desire to cannibalize its author's cultural prestige.Starring Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Lynn Collins, and judiciously trimmed to manageable movie length, this ''Merchant'' is, ...

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