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Der Kaufmann von Venedig (1990)

Der Kaufmann von Venedig poster
Directed by
George Moorse, Peter Zadek
Country
Austria
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This TV film is a German-language adaptation of Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. It follows the story of the moneylender Shylock and his dealings with the merchant Antonio.

theatricalintimatedramaticslow-burnseriousliteraryformal

What happens

Der Kaufmann von Venedig ("Il mercante di Venezia") è un film per la televisione del 1990 diretto da George Moorse e Peter Zadek. Si tratta di una produzione televisiva austro-tedesca dell'opera teatrale di Shakespeare, con Gert Voss (Shylock) come protagonista. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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