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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.
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 is a visual and musical feast, with nudity, fantasy and experimental elements.
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- Drama, Fantasy
- Peter Greenaway
- 1991-08-30
Nov 27, 1991 · A film that explores the books and nudity of Shakespeare's The Tempest through transparencies and John Gielgud's voice. Not a conventional movie, but an experiment in form and content for art lovers and Shakespeare fans.
Nov 11, 2022 · 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...
- 2 min
- 35.7K
- KINO PAVASARIS
Prospero's Books. 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...
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- Peter Greenaway
- R
- 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.
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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.
