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The Merchant of Venice
- Delux Productions
- Avenue Pictures
- Navidi Wilde Productions
- Spice Factory
Joseph Fiennes
Jeremy Irons
Al Pacino
Lynn Collins
Kris Marshall
Heather Goldenhersh
John Sessions
Main Luxembourg crew:
Jean-Claude Schlim
Bruno Rubeo
Beoit Delhomme
JP Roqueplo
Valérie Schiel
JF Wolff
Peter Riemens
Tom Leick
Jules Werner
Chris Bearne
In Venice, young Bassanio needs a loan of 3000 ducats so that he can properly woo a wealthy heiress of Venice named Portia. To get the necessary funds, Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant. Antonio’s money, unfortunately, is invested in merchant ships that are presently at sea however, to help Bassanio, Antonio arranges for a short-term loan of the money from Shylock, a Jewish usurer. Shylock has a deep-seated hatred for Antonio because of the insulting treatment that Antonio has shown him in the past. When pressed, Shylock strikes a frightening bargain in wicked humor: the 3000 ducats must be repaid in three months, or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. The merchant agrees to this, confident in the return of his ships before the appointed date of repayment.
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