The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002) - film adaptation of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

Literary/ Cultural Context Essay

Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

Ed. by Ema Vyroubalova, Trinity College Dublin
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

Dates

Date of occurrence c.1596- c.1596

Places

England (Location)

Genres and Modes

Comedy

Resources

Recommended Reading

Adapted from The Merchant of Venice. Directed by Don C. Selwyn. Starring Waihoroi Shortland, Ngarimu Daniels, Veeshayne Armstrong, Te Rangihau Gilbert, Scott Morrison. Māori with English subtitles. Colour. 158 minutes.

This film adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is the first feature-length film in Te Reo (the Māori language) as well as the first cinematic adaptation of a Shakespeare play from New Zealand. It was produced by the Māori television and film production company Ha Taonga Films and is acted by an almost entirely Māori cast (with the notable exception of Portia's unsuccessful suitors). In place of Shakespeare's Renaissance Venice, the film takes place i…

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Citation: Vyroubalova, Ema. "The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002) - film adaptation of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 March 2020 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19400, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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