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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.
62% Tomatometer 26 Reviews. Fresh audience score. 83% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. Shakespeare's exiled duke (John Gielgud) tells his tale in calligraphy in this version of "The Tempest."
- (26)
- Peter Greenaway
- R
- John Gielgud
From these books we flow into Prospero's magic world of revenge, as he takes the knowledge of his books to add layers to his plans and his story. Yet when Miranda spies young Ferdinand she falls immediately in love.
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.
- (6.7K)
- Drama, Fantasy
- Peter Greenaway
- 1991-08-30
Prospero's Books Reviews. The film's high-culture chic is certified by the endless stream of writhing, naked bodies -- Cecil B. De Mille must be drooling in his grave -- and the vivid...
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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Jan 1, 1991 · Reviews. Dec 31, 1990 11:00pm PT. Prospero’s Books. With more visual stimulation than a dozen normal films, Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books is an intellectually and erotically...
