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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.
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- Drama, Fantasy
- Peter Greenaway
- 1991-08-30
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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.
Nov 27, 1991 · 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.
Rent Prospero's Books on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. There is no middle ground for viewers of Peter Greenaway's work, but for his fans,...
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- Peter Greenaway
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- John Gielgud
Prospero's Books (MIRAMAX) 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. Soon problems arise when Prospero's daughter falls in love with the wrong man. 37 IMDb 6.8 2 h 6 min 1991. X-Ray R. Drama · Fantasy · Cerebral · Emotional.
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'.
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