Prospero's Books
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| Prospero's Books | |
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| Directed by | Peter Greenaway |
| Produced by | Masato Hara Kees Kasander Katsufumi Nakamura Yoshinobu Namano Denis Wigman Roland Wigman |
| Written by | Peter Greenaway |
| Starring | John Gielgud Michael Clark Michel Blanc Erland Josephson Isabelle Pasco |
| Music by | Michael Nyman |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Editing by | Marina Rodbyl |
| Release date(s) |  November 15, 1991 |
| Running time | 129 min. |
| Country | UK France |
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Prospero's Books (1991) is a movie written and directed by Peter Greenaway adapting the Shakespeare play "The Tempest." John Gielgud stars as both the character Prospero and the writer Shakespeare. The film is known for its innovative narrative style and filmic techniques which combine mime, dance, operatic set pieces, and animation. It is also known for its abundant nudity. The musical score is by Michael Nyman and the choreography is by Karine Saporta. Nyman and Greenaway stopped working together with this film after Greenaway rejected Nyman's proposed score and insisted he repurpose several pre-existing pieces from an earlier work (La Traversée de Paris) instead to form the bulk of the score, with the exception of the Ariel songs Nyman had composed. While these songs were retained in the finished film, they were edited to remove all instrumental backing.
[edit] Plot summary
The daughter of an exiled magician, Prospero, and the son of his enemy fall in love, thus thwarting the magician's plans for revenge. Prospero is portrayed in the film as a stand-in for Shakespeare himself and is seen writing and speaking the action as it unfolds. A complex tale based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest.
[edit] Details
- Italian Title: L'ultima tempesta
- runtime: 124 min
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