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Release Year

1991

Tagline

A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.

Plot Summary

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and...

Run Time

124 min, 129 min

Aspect Ratio

1.78 : 1

Rating Details

Rated R for pervasive nudity.

Genre

Fantasy, Drama

Language

English

Keyword

Urination, Bizarre, Scene Based On Painting, Surrealism, Child Nudity

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Dolby

Colour

Color

Special Genre

Avant-garde / Experimental

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Surrealist Film

Themes

Fathers and Daughters

Tones

Literate, Lavish, Stylized, Fanciful, Talky, Cerebral, Meditative

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1, 2, 3

Wikipedia Text

Prospero's Books (1991), written and directed by Peter Greenaway, is a cinematic adaptation of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. John Gielgud is Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story characters. Stylistically, Prospero's Books is narratively and cinematically innovative in its techniques, combining mime, dance, opera, and animation. Edited in Japan, the film makes extensive (and pioneering) use of digital image manipulation (using Hi-Vision video inserts and the Paintbox system), often overlaying multiple moving and still pictures with animations. Michael Nyman composed the musical score and Karine Saporta choreographed the dance. The film is also notable for its extensive use of nudity, displayed with a naturist ethos in keeping with the work's key themes. (i.e. The nude actors and extras represent a realistic cross-section of male and female humanity.)

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Box Office Takings (US)

2000000

Release Date

30 August 1991

Country

Netherlands, France, UK, Italy, Japan

Country Of Origin

Netherlands, France, UK, Italy, Japan