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Shakespeare's Tragedies: Prof. Giordano ENG 302: Video and Audio
Video Productions in NCC Library
Productions of The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice [videorecording] / by William ShakespeareMovision Entertainment & Arclight FilmsCall Number: Video PR2825.A25 W55 2005 7 Day LoanISBN: 1404980229Originally released as a motion picture in 2004 with Al Pacino. Includes audio commentary with director Michael Radford & actress Lynn Collins.- BBC Shakespeare Plays: The Merchant of VeniceCall Number: Video PR2754 .A4 Vol. 21157 minutes: DVD
Streaming Video Productions
Through Films On Demand, our streaming video database, you can watch productions of The Merchant of Venice.
Click on the links below. Watch individual scenes or the whole play.
- The Merchant of Venice: A New PerspectiveThis adaptation of The Merchant of Venice, directed by University of Cambridge visiting scholar Douglas Morse, focuses on Portia’s story as well as the play’s essential humor—aspects frequently given short shrift in other productions. (133 minutes + 44 minutes of bonus material)
- The Merchant of Venice: Young Actors in TrainingThis program features drama students working on Scene 1 from Act IV under professional guidance at the Globe Theatre.
Other Film Adaptations
These are not available in the NCC Library but may be borrowed through Interlibrary loan, found in public libraries or accessed through video services such as Netflix.
Video Critical Analysis in NCC Library
Interpretation and Analysis
- Shakespeare and the Jews [videorecording] interpretations of The Merchant of Venice.Call Number: Video PR2825.A8 S53 1999 7 Day LoanNCC Cultural Affairs program: VHS.
- Comedy, tragedy, history [videorecording] : the live drama and vital truth of William Shakespeare / The Teaching Company, Inc., in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Resident Associate Program ; [lecturer] Peter Saccio.Call Number: Video PR2807 .H34 1998Lecture 6
- A taste of Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice byCall Number: Video PR2825.A23 T25 1995 7 Day Loan
- Understanding Shakespeare : the tragedy series [videorecording]Call Number: Video PR2983 .U42 1993Key scenes from four Shakespeare tragedies are acted, then analyzed and interpreted throughout the play.
iTunes
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