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The mercanht of Venice ..BBC! no

  • 26-05-2012 1:57pm
    #1
    bunnymunro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭


    Anyone else watching this..All star cast Pacino Irons Fiennes etc....and my god boobies boobies boobies everywhere..:D:D


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
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    bunnymunro wrote: »
    and my god boobies boobies boobies everywhere..:D:D

    If we had gotten boobs when we were doing this in school I might have actually paid attention to it.


  • #3
    mike65
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    The EPG says "contains adult themes" no it doesn't, it contains boobs!


  • #4
    brian_t
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    The bare-breasted prostitutes were not put in the film to make it more risqué, but rather to add a note of historical authenticity. Venetian law at the time required all prostitutes to bare their breasts because the Christian authorities were concerned about rampant homosexuality in their city.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379889/trivia


  • #5
    ejmaztec
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    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    If we had gotten boobs when we were doing this in school I might have actually paid attention to it.

    There was mention of a pound of flesh, I seem to remember.


  • #6
    Corruptedmorals
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    Ah, the hilarity that erupted when in school we watched Macbeth..'Playboy productions presents...a Hugh Hefner Production'. But, no boobs.

    That's interesting that they're in the Merchant of Venice for historical accuracy. Probably why we never saw it when doing it for Junior Cert but the other classes doing Romeo and Juliet got to see the film of that.


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  • #7
    Corkfeen
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    Shakespeare movies tend to go all out in terms of what they show. T'is delightful but can be rather disturbing depending on some weird scenes in a few of his plays. I have chosen one of the more normal scenes from Titus Andronicus to prove my point. :pac: Be warned, somewhat violent but not the worst.


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