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The Maori Merchant of Venice
(Te Tangata Whai Rawa o Weniti)
2002, regia di Don Selwyn
Scheda: Nazione: Nuova Zelanda - Produzione: He Taonga Films, Te Mangai Paho - Distribuzione: Metropolis Film - Soggetto: dal Mercante di Venezia di William Shakespeare - Adattamento: Pei Te Hurinui Jones - Fotografia: Davorin Fahn - Montaggio: Bella Erikson - Art Direction: Viv Kernick - Costumi: Gavin McLean - Musiche: Clive Cockburn, Hirini Melbourne - Formato: Color, lingua Maori - Durata: 158'.
Cast: Waihoroi Shortland, Ngarimu Daniels, Te Rangihau Gilbert, Scott Morrison, Veeshayne Armstrong, Sonny Kirikiri, Te Kauhoe Wano, Wharehoka Wano, Te Arepa Kahi, Ngatai Rangihau, Lawrence Makoare, Samson Pehi, Mana Epiha, Eru Potaka-Dewes, Andy Sarich, Joe Naden, Tamati Rice, Bodie Taylor
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Trama e commenti:
p2pforum.it: «...l'ultimo adattamento
cinematografico dell'opera shakesperiana è di due anni fa ed è intitolato
The Maori Merchant of Venice. Diretto da Don Selwyn e ambientato in Nuova
Zelanda il film vede Shakespeare recitato per la prima volta nella lingua degli
aborigeni maori...».
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homepages.ihug.co.nz: «The
Maori Merchant of Venice, the Maori film version of the English bard William
Shakespeare’s classic play The Merchant of Venice, brings an exotic look,
a musically rich soundtrack and a unique cultural mix to Shakespearean tradition.
The revenge drama of Jewish moneylender Shylock and his quest for a pound of
Christian merchant Antonio’s flesh as payment, or utu, for a defaulted loan, is
told in the Maori language with easy-to-read subtitles in modern English. ...
The director and executive producer of the film, Don C Selwyn, has a
long-standing and distinguished career in the New Zealand film and television
industry as an actor, producer and director. He is a leading proponent of Maori
drama, performed in both Maori and English, and a prime mover in encouraging
respect for Maori viewpoints and culture in mainstream New Zealand film and
television drama. He has devoted many years to training Maori and Pacific film
makers and is a mentor and inspiration to many now working in the industry...».
Conosciuto anche con i titoli: Te Tangata Whai Rawa o Weniti; The Merchant of Venice.
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