Prospero's Books
Synopsis
The daughter of Prospero, an exiled magician, falls in love with 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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Awards & Festivals
Cannes Film Festival
1991 | Out of Competition
Venice Film Festival
1991 | Competition
Critics reviews
Poor John Gielgud tried for years to set up a film version of The Tempest that would record his performance of Prospero; he finally had to settle for director Peter Greenaway. Gone is any sense of drama or character; the cluttered spectacle yields no overriding design but simply disconnected MTV-like conceits or mini-ideas every three seconds.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
May 01, 1992
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