Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books (1991)

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

  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Release Date: 1991-08-30
  • User Rating: 6.815/10 from 92 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Caméra One
  • Production Country: Japan, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Italy
  • Director: Peter Greenaway
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Summary

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'.

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  • John Gielgud

    as Prospero
  • Michael Clark

    as Caliban
  • Michel Blanc

    as Alonso
  • Erland Josephson

    as Gonzalo
  • Isabelle Pasco

    as Miranda
  • Tom Bell

    as Antonio
  • Kenneth Cranham

    as Sebastian
  • Mark Rylance

    as Ferdinand
  • Marie Angel

    as Iris
  • Ute Lemper

    as Ceres
  • Deborah Conway

    as Juno
  • Paul Russell

    as Ariel
  • Gerard Thoolen

    as Adrian
  • Pierre Bokma

    as Francisco
  • Jim van der Woude

    as Trinculo
  • Michiel Romeyn

    as Stephano
  • Orpheo

    as Ariel
  • James Thierrée

    as Ariel
  • Emil Wolk

    as Ariel
Sound Michael Nyman Original Music Composer
Camera Sacha Vierny Director of Photography
Directing Peter Greenaway Director
Crew Michael Clark Choreographer
Writing William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Sound Mike Dowson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Mathew Knights Sound Editor
Production Kees Kasander Producer
Art Wendy Valentijn Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Sara Meerman Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Ellen Lens Costume Design
Sound Chris Wyatt Sound Editor
Art Jan Roelfs Production Design
Art Claudia Valentijn Set Decoration
Art Ben Zuydwijk Set Decoration
Writing Peter Greenaway Screenplay
Art Rik Overberg Set Decoration
Editing Marina Bodbijl Editor
Art Ben van Os Production Design

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