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"Prospero, once the Duke of Milan, now reigns over a faraway island, living there with his only daughter, Miranda. Twelve years earlier Prospero's brother, in league with the King of Naples, had exiled Prospero and his daughter from their home. One evening, Prospero imagines creating a sto...

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Main Author: Greenaway, Peter (Adapter, Screenwriter, Director)
Corporate Author: AAE Films, Inc. (Firm)
Other Authors: Kasander, Kees (Producer), Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 (Actor), Clark, Michael, 1962- (Actor, choreographer (expression)), Blanc, Michel, 1952- (Actor), Josephson, Erland, 1923-2012 (Actor), Pasco, Isabelle, 1966- (Actor), Bell, Tom, 1933-2006 (Actor), Cranham, Kenneth, 1944- (Actor), Rylance, Mark (Actor), Thoolen, Gerard, 1943-1996 (Actor), Bokma, Pierre (Actor), Woude, Jim van der (Actor), Romeyn, Michiel, 1955- (Actor), Orpheo (Actor) (Actor), Russell, Paul (Actor), Thiérrée, James (Dancer), Wolk, Emil (Actor), Angel, Marie, 1953- (Singer), Lemper, Ute, 1963- (Actor), Conway, Deborah (Singer) (Actor), Vierny, Sacha, 1919-2001 (director of photography.), Nyman, Michael (composer (expression)), Saporta, Karine (choreographer (expression)), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Den Haag, Netherlands] : Allarts Production, [2007]
Series:Allied Artists classics.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > film och TV-bearbetningar.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Prospero (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Books > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Exiles > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Magicians > Drama.
Castaways > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Shipwreck survival > Drama.
Books.
Castaways.
Exiles.
Fathers and daughters.
Love.
Magicians.
Prospero (Fictitious character)
Revenge.
Shipwreck survival.
Drama.
Erotic films.
Experimental films.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Summary:"Prospero, once the Duke of Milan, now reigns over a faraway island, living there with his only daughter, Miranda. Twelve years earlier Prospero's brother, in league with the King of Naples, had exiled Prospero and his daughter from their home. One evening, Prospero imagines creating a storm powerful enough to bring his old enemies to his island. He begins to write a play about this tempest, speaking aloud the lines of each of his characters. It is the story of Prospero's past, and his revenge."--Title screens. As adapted by Peter Greenaway, the film envisions a magical realm of exquisite beauty, where the innocence of love and dreams of revenge collide to create a tempest. Greenaway structures the film around the 24 books Prospero took into exile, and while remaining faithful to the text, the treatment and delivery of that text could hardly be more different.
Item Description:This disc has been recorded using DVD-R equipment and may not play in all DVD players or drives; no chapter divisions.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R, Dolby stereo.
Audience:MPAA Rating: Rated R for pervasive nudity.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; production designers, Ben van Os, Ian Roelfs ; music, Michael Nyman ; infography, Eve Ramboz ; editor, Marina Bodbijl ; caligraphy, Brody Neuenschwander ; book design, Han Ing Lim, Agnes Charlemagne, Ellen Vomberg ; popup book artist, Daniel Harvey ; choreography, Karine Saporta, Michael Clark ; Ariel's songs sung by Sarah Leonard ; book narrator, Leonard Maguire.