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. The story centers on the love of Bassanio, a young Venetian nobleman, who wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, Bassanio turns to Antonio, the titular Merchant of Venice, for a loan. However, since Antonio has his money invested in merchandise at sea, Bassanio must turn to Shylock for the loan. Shylock, after much reluctance, agrees to make the loan on the condition that if it cannot be...
2) Othello
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
5) Summertime
Series
Criterion collection volume 22
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a tour de force of fearless vulnerability, Katharine Hepburn embodies the conflicting emotions that stir the heart of a lonely, middle-aged American tourist who is forced to confront her deep-seated insecurities when she is drawn into a seemingly impossible affair with a charming Italian shopkeeper amid the ancient city's canals and piazzas.
Publisher
ARD Degeto
Pub. Date
2011, c2000
Description
Vendetta: A high profile attorney and a prominent tax adviser are murdered within days of each other, and Brunetti's investigation leads to Senora Ceroni, and a human-trafficking syndicate within the cream of Venetian society.
The anonymous Venetian: The investigation of a murdered bank executive, whose body is found clad in women's attire, leads Brunetti to the subculture of transvestites and male prostitutes, among whom are many characters that...
8) Summertime
Series
Criterion collection volume 22
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
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A lonely secretary travels to Venice on a vacation with the secret hope of falling in love.
Publisher
MHz Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
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Fatal remedies : In nighttime Venice, a woman shatters the window of a travel agency. When the police arrive, she puts up no resistance. The woman is Paola Brunetti, Inspector Brunetti's wife. She is convinced that the agency caters to paedophiles seeking sex in poor Asian and African countries.
A noble radiance : Brunetti's search for justice puts him against a powerful Venetian family. The man whose skeleton is found in a field outside of Venice...
12) Don't look now
Series
Criterion collection volume 745
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A married couple takes an extended trip to Venice following a family tragedy. While in that elegantly decaying city, they have a series of inexplicable, terrifying, and increasingly dangerous experiences.
Publisher
MHz Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011, p2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 181 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Doctored evidence. Signora Battestini is dead and to everyone who knew her, it wasn't a moment too soon. Her impoverished Romanian cleaning lady gets pegged for the crime and Brunetti's boss declares the case closed. What continues to mystify Brunetti is why the old woman had so much money with no visible means of income. And what exactly has her lawyer done with her many scattered bank accounts?--Container
Uniform justice. Brunetti is deeply affected...
Publisher
MHz Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011, p2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 175 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Death at La Fenice : After a famous conductor dies from cyanide poisoning during the intermission of his concert, Brunetti probes into the maestro's past, and uncovers a shocking picture of immorality and ruthlessness, as well as a legion of bitter enemies, some of whom have held a grudge for many decades. Based on Donna Leon's first Comissarrion Brunetti novel which introduced Guido Brunetti to crime fiction fans worldwide.--Container.
Friends in...
Publisher
Bavaria Media
Pub. Date
[2011, p2006, 2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 179 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Death In a strange country. The body of a young man found floating in a Venetian canal has been stripped of all valuables, except for a very visible packet of cocaine. When the man is identified as a health inspector at the U.S. military base in nearby Vicenza, Brunetti's boss Patta gets worried about political reverberations and is eager to dismiss the case as a drug-related murder.--Container
A sea of troubles. When the murder of two fishermen...
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