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The Merchant of Venice.(Video Recording Review)

By Rothwell, Kenneth S.
Publication: Cineaste
Date: Wednesday, September 22 2004

The Merchant of Venice Written by William Shakespeare; directed by Trevor Nunn with Chris Hunt; a "Performance Company" presentation of a Royal National Theatre production at the Cottesloe Theatre, London, June 1 to November 13, 1999; starring David Bamber, Derbhle Crotty and Henry Goodman (Shylock). DVD, color, 141 mins. Distributed by Image Entertainment, www.image-entertainment.com.

The DVD of Trevor Nunn's TV movie of The Merchant of Venice illustrates how a television show can study hard to be like a movie, and almost make it. The sharper focus and more subtle ligh