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WSR Detailed DVD Review
William Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice, The
Genre: Drama
Reviewed In Issue 97 (Jun 2005) Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson, Kris Marshall, Charlie Cox, Heather Goldenhersh, Mackenzie Crook, John Sessions, Gregor Fisher, Ron Cook, Allan Corduner, Anton Rodgers, David Harewood, Antonio Gil-Martinez
Special features include commentary with director Michael Radford and actress Lynn Collins; a 29-minute featurette entitled "The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare Through The Lens"; a Teacher's Guide weblink, accessible on the DVD ROM drive of your computer; and previews.
Story Synopsis:
Al Pacino stars as the Jewish Shylock in one of
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture is often quite dark, with scenes lit by torches. Shadow delineation exhibits good depth, with adequate visual information in the darkness. Images are sharp and nicely detailed, though some minor smearing is occasionally detected. Colors are richly saturated, highlighting the period costumes, with deep blacks and naturally balanced fleshtones. There is little in the way of distracting pixelization or edge enhancement. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The solid low end foundation of the Dolby
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