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Jun 1, 2024 · Discover 47 fascinating facts about Prospero's Books, the visually stunning and thought-provoking movie by director Peter Greenaway. Dive deep into the world of magic and imagination as we unravel the secrets behind this literary masterpiece.
6 days ago · Starting with The Falls, he wrote six scores for Greenaway films ending with Prospero’s Books in 1991. Greenaway’s films disgust and delight audiences by turns. The most accessible, and a visual delight, is The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982).
Which Peter Greenaway should I watch? Question. The nearest art house is doing a Peter Greenaway retrospective, but unfortunately it’s an hour away and they are playing different films on different days, so I think I’m only going to be up for going to one.
5 days ago · He even managed to get his Prospero on film for Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books (1991), in which in spite of all manner of visual distraction from Greenaway he managed to make the key lines very moving: “We are such stuff as dreams are made on/And our little life is rounded with a sleep.” In this moment, where he stands simply in ...
1 day ago · In 1990 Gielgud made his last film appearance in a leading role, playing Prospero in Prospero's Books, Peter Greenaway's adaptation of The Tempest. Reviews for the film were mixed, but Gielgud's performance in one of his signature roles was much praised.
Jun 13, 2024 · With its exploration of ruler rights and right rulers, a brother’s disloyalty, first love romance, magic, mutants, comic turns, and near murders, all occurring in isolation from the things of this world (“tis far off and rather like a dream”), The Tempest stands as Shakespeare’s most dangerously tempting text to a director with talent, time, ima...
Jun 8, 2024 · It makes sense that an offbeat director such as Peter Greenaway (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Prospero’s Books) would be attracted to a project such as 4 American Composers, a 1983 British television special profiling John Cage, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass, and Robert Ashley, four U.S. musical artists who haven’t been content ...
