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   R1991 · Drama · 2h 1m

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     John Gielgud

     Prospero
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     Michael Clark

     Caliban
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     Michel Blanc

     Alonso
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     Erland Josephson

     Gonzalo
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     Isabelle Pasco

     Miranda
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     Tom Bell

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Prospero's_BooksProspero's Books - Wikipedia

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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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5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0102722Prospero's Books (1991) - IMDb

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   Aug 30, 1991 · A film version of The Tempest with John Gielgud as Prospero, a magician who tries to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy. The film explores the limits of cinema as a medium of illusion and magic, with references to Shakespeare, Harriot and other sources.

   • 6.8/10 (6.7K)
   • Genre: Drama, Fantasy

   • Director: Peter Greenaway
   • Release Date: 1991-08-30

6. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › prosperos-books-1991Prospero's Books movie review (1991) | Roger Ebert

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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.

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   Prospero’s offers 50,000 titles of books, vinyls, CDs and film in an historic 1890 building. You can also sell, trade, or attend live events at this unique and eclectic store.

9. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › prosperos_booksProspero's Books | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Watch John Gielgud as Prospero, the exiled duke who tells his story in calligraphy, in this daring and visually stunning film by Peter Greenaway. Read critics reviews, ratings, and watchlist options for Prospero's Books on Rotten Tomatoes.

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   • Director: Peter Greenaway

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: John Gielgud

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    Is Prospero's books a movie?

    • Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated R For Pervasive Nudity. 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.

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    What is Prospero's books based on?

    • Prospero's Books is a complex tale based upon William Shakespeare 's The Tempest. Miranda, the daughter of Prospero, an exiled magician, falls in love with Ferdinand, the son of his enemy; while the sorcerer's sprite, Ariel, convinces him to abandon revenge against the traitors from his earlier life.

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    Is Prospero a Shakespeare?

    • In the film, Prospero is Shakespeare, and having rehearsed the action inside his head, speaking the lines of all the other characters, he concludes the film by sitting down to write The Tempest .” Stylistically, Prospero's Books is narratively and cinematically innovative in its techniques, combining mime, dance, opera, and animation.

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    How did Prospero save his books?

    • Prospero, once duke of Milan, has been tossed by a storm onto a lost island, along with his daughter, Miranda, various crew members and such resident sprites and monsters as Ariel and Caliban. But he has managed to save his books from the tempest - books he prizes more than his dukedom - and Greenaway wonders about that water-soaked library.

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    Feb 16, 2016 · 59. 35K views 8 years ago. Peter Greenaway’s then state-of-the-art production of Prospero’s Books offers a purely subjective take on The Tempest, as witnessed through the eyes of Prospero...

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