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Prospero's Books is a 1991 British avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, written and directed by Peter Greenaway. Sir John Gielgud plays Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story characters.
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Aug 30, 1991 · Prospero's Books: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson. The magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy.
Peter Greenaway ’s “Prospero’s Books” is not a movie in the sense that we usually employ the word. It’s an experiment in form and content. It is likely to bore most audiences, but will enchant others -- especially those able to free themselves from the notion that movies must tell stories.
There is no middle ground for viewers of Peter Greenaway's work, but for his fans, Prospero's Books is reliably daring. Shakespeare's exiled duke (John Gielgud) tells his tale in calligraphy...
- Drama, Fantasy
Overview. 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 in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
He presents the 24 books of the title as lavishly illustrated tomes that Prospero conjures into life from his imagination. Greenaway presents Prospero’s creations within extraordinarily rich, densely detailed tableaux.
Prospero is a magician who gets to keep only a small fragment of his enormous library when he is exiled with his daughter to an enchanted island. As Prospero describes the books he loves, visions unfold of florid calligraphies, astonishing diagrams, and extravagant paintings.
Prospero's Books. John Gielgud plays The Tempest’s Prospero, and Greenaway experiments with digital techniques to further his vision. Fantasy 1991 127 mins.
Prospero is a magician who gets to keep only a small fragment of his enormous library when he is exiled with his daughter to an enchanted island. As Prospero describes the books he loves, visions begin to unfold. However, problems arise when Prospero’s daughter falls in love with the wrong man.
