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30 August 1991 (UK)
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A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.
Plot:
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 3 wins
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2 nominations
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Cinematic Magic - the Bard is the touchstone for today's technology
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Gielgud | ... | Prospero | |
| Michael Clark | ... | Caliban | |
| Michel Blanc | ... | Alonso | |
| Erland Josephson | ... | Gonzalo | |
| Isabelle Pasco | ... | Miranda | |
| Tom Bell | ... | Antonio | |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Sebastian | |
| Mark Rylance | ... | Ferdinand | |
| Gerard Thoolen | ... | Adrian | |
| Pierre Bokma | ... | Francisco | |
| Jim van der Woude | ... | Trinculo | |
| Michiel Romeyn | ... | Stephano | |
| Orpheo | ... | Ariel | |
| Paul Russell | ... | Ariel | |
| James Thiérrée | ... | Ariel |
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Also Known As:
L'ultima tempesta (Italy)
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Rated R for pervasive nudity.
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124 min | 129 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:16 |
Finland:K-12 |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Prospero was John Gielgud's favorite stage role and he had attempted to mount a film of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" for decades, contacting Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman about directing and Welles and Albert Finney about playing Caliban. The version with Welles directing and playing Caliban was in preparation until the financial failure of Welles' and Gielgud's film of 'Falstaff (1966)' forced the project to fall through, where it laid dormant until Gielgud finally convinced Peter Greenaway to make this version.
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Featured in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2003)
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Peter Greenaway has given us a visual cinematic treat. This dazzling blend of technology, allegory and imagination is a multi-layered treat for those who seek the art that video and the digital world promise. Watch this movie on video to properly savour the intelligence and artistic genius that guides this visual delight.
Do not expect rationality or straight-line logic. Rather, enjoy this as a unique and idiosyncratic artistic cinematic vision. Pure cinema. All you need to know is the basic story of "The Tempest". Shakespeare. I am sure, would have understood what Peter Greenaway was about in providing such entertainment for a 20th century audience.