Shylock's Ghost (2015)

Name: Shylock's Ghost
Director: Colette Camden
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2015-10-27
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Cast: Howard Jacobson, Alan Yentob, Antony Sher, Reg E. Cathey

Documentary History

Director: Colette Camden

Cast: Howard Jacobson, Alan Yentob, Antony Sher, Reg E. Cathey

Runtime70 min

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As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan Yentob to the ghetto in Venice to explore Shakespeare's most performed play - and in particular the character of the most divisive fictional Jew in history, Shylock. On their journey, Howard and Alan examine the evidence behind the charge of antisemitism against Shakespeare. How did his old Jew from Venice become such a useful propaganda tool during the Third Reich, and what was behind the absurd and infamous proposal to cut off a 'pound of flesh'?

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Shylock's Ghost is a 2015 documentary film directed by Colette Camden that explores Shakespeare's controversial character Shylock from The Merchant of Venice. The film follows writer Howard Jacobson as he travels to Venice to examine the play's legacy and the charge of antisemitism against Shakespeare. While the film's critical reception has not been widely reported, it provides a thoughtful examination of one of Shakespeare's most divisive characters.