Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)

Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado. DVD. approx. 22 min. Prod. by DijitMedia. Dist. by Library Video Co. 2011. ISBN unavail. $29.95.

Gr 9 Up--This interpretation of "The Cask of Amontillado" closely follows the text of Poe's classic short store'. Montresor hatches a plan to exact revenge on Fortunato, who has insulted him one too many times. With the promise of a cask of Amontillado wine, Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacomb beneath his home and chains him within a crypt. As each tier of a wall of bricks is laid, Fortunato grows more desperate to escape, but Montresor will not be swayed. In a variation from the original tale, the video production is framed by an …