John Florio attended Magdalen College - Oxford University
As a witness od his person, still today a John Florio Society exists. It gathers regularly together in order to enjoy poetry.
Go to its website: www.magd.ox.ac.uk
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If you are in our area, we invite you to watch with us the film "The Merchant of Venice", Tuesday October 28, 2014 (8 pm) at Hotel Stua Granda in Soglio
The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 romantic drama film based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. It is the first full-length sound film in English of Shakespeare's play — other versions are videotaped productions which were made for television, including John Sichel's 1973 version starring Sir Laurence Olivier as Shylock and Jack Gold's 1980 BBC production with Warren Mitchell in the role. The title character is the merchant Antonio (Jeremy Irons), not the Jewish moneylender Shylock (Al Pacino) who is the more prominent character. This adaptation follows the text, but omits much. Director Michael Radford believed that Shylock was Shakespeare's first great tragic hero who reaches a catastrophe due to his own flaws. The film begins with text and a montage of how the Jewish community is abused by the Christian population of Venice and brings attention to the fact that, as a convert, Shylock would have been cast out of the Jewish ghetto in Venice. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom, Italy, and Luxembourg.
You can watch it online too at: http://hd.koomovie.com/play.php?movie=0379889
We will show movies inspired by Shakespeare's works at the Stua Granda in Soglio
- Tuesday October 28
- Tuesday December 16
- Tuesday January 6, 2015
Beginning at 8 pm. No booking or ticket necessary. Free.
