The Merchant of Venice (1969 film) and doubled for Venice; and filming was completed in Rome, where Welles was editing "Don Quixote". The film itself was a shortened version of the play, Welles even eliminated the character of Portia from the film after his mistress Oja Kodar declined the role, due to her then-limited knowledge of English. Francesco Lavagnino, who had written the musical scores of Welles's previous two Shakespeare films, "Othello" (1952) and "Chimes at Midnight" (1966), provided a full musical score for this film. Welles completed the film in the summer of 1969, and gave a preview screening to Oja Kodar and her mother
Hesledon Moor East The dominant grassland species include common bent, "Agrostis capillaris", sweet vernal-grass, "Anthoxanthum odoratum", and crested dog's-tail, "Cynosurus cristatus". In places the grassland displays a weakly developed acidic character; common bent and sheep's fescue, "Festuca ovina", are the dominant species. A short distance to the south, the smaller parcel supports a base and nutrient-rich soligenous fen-type vegetation in which the dominant species varies between purple moor-grass, "Molinia caerulea", and meadowsweet, "Filipendula ulmaria". Hesledon Moor East Hesledon Moor East is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district in east County Durham, England. It is located on the southern edge