Maori Merchant of Venice = Te Tangata Whai Rawa o Wēniti (2002) [Part 1]
A Maori take on Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A story of deep seated social and religious prejudice, in which the Jew Shylock has a long memory of oppression; but revenge is not so sweet. This production tells Shakespeare’s story of conflict between Antonio, a Christian merchant, and Shylock, a Jewish moneylender and the resolution provided by a strong woman, Portia.
Primary Title
- Maori Merchant of Venice = Te Tangata Whai Rawa o Wēniti
Episode Title
- [Part 1]
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 12 April 2008
Release Year
- 2002
Start Time
- 21 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A Maori take on Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A story of deep seated social and religious prejudice, in which the Jew Shylock has a long memory of oppression; but revenge is not so sweet. This production tells Shakespeare’s story of conflict between Antonio, a Christian merchant, and Shylock, a Jewish moneylender and the resolution provided by a strong woman, Portia.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice. Maori
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Translations into Māori
- Feature films--New Zealand
Genres
- Drama
- Theater
Contributors
- Don Selwyn (Director)
- Ruth Kaupua (Producer)
- William Shakespeare (Author)
- He Taonga Films (Production Unit)
- Waihoroi Shortland (Actor)
- Ngarimu Daniels (Actor)
- Te Rangihau Gilbert (Actor)
- Pei Te Hurinui Jones (Translator)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
- Clive Cockburn (Composer)
- Bella Erikson (Editor)
- Hirini Melbourne (Composer)
Subjects
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice. Maori
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Translations into Māori
- Feature films--New Zealand