Learning on ScreenMerchant of Venice
- Synopsis
- Televised adaptation of the play in which the mise en scene was inspired by Italian Renaissance art, a practice which subsequently distinguished director Cedric Messina’s productions for the BBC Television Shakespeare series. Frank Finlay is Shylock and Maggie Smith, Portia.
- Series
- Play of the Month
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Notes
- Radio Times programme notes suggest that "the Venice of Titian and the Velmont of Botticelli" inspired the costume and set design for this production.
The production is also available from retailers as part of the MAGGIE SMITH AT THE BBC collection released 2008. - Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Director
- Cedric Messina
- Producer
- Gerald Savory
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Anthony Rooley; James Tyler
- Costume
- Juanita Waterson
- Art Direction
- Tony Abbott
- Cast
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
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