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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 · 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
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
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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.
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'. Peter Greenaway. Director, Screenplay.
Prosepero’s Books. 1991. Directed by Peter Greenaway. “The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.” Shakespeare Use of mime, dance, opera, & animation combined with digital image manipulation make for a progressive take on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
Prospero's Books. Summaries. The magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy. 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'. — Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
