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Prospero's Books
UK 1991, 120 minutes
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Genres: Drama / Shakespeare
Topics: Arthouse.
Feat. John Gielgud
Aroview: A radically stylised take on Shakespeare's The Tempest, with John Gielgud in the title role upstaged by the graphic opulence on display. Like a good opera, the focus is much more on spectacle than narrative.
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4 stars (Very Good) An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter, and the son of his chief enemy, fall in love. Uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'. Quite a spectacle to behold. ~GenXGirl
3 stars (Good Enough) A bit disappointing. "Graphic opulence" is right, but the visual aspect is rather incoherent; more in the nature of a disconnected dream that intrigues but has no point; and the voiceover narrative isn't strong enough to give it any shape. ~Tymar3
Close Relatives
- Orlando (1992)
- Peter Greenaway Box Set (1982)
- A TV Dante (1989)
- Colour of Pomegranates (1969)
- Tempest (1982)
- Tempest, The (1983)
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