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Prospero's Books is a 1991 British avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's The Tempest, written and directed by Peter Greenaway. Sir John Gielgud plays Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story characters.
Aug 30, 1991 · A film version of The Tempest with John Gielgud as Prospero, a magician who tries to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy. The film explores the limits of cinema as a medium of illusion and magic, with references to Shakespeare, Harriot and other sources.
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- Drama, Fantasy
- Peter Greenaway
- 1991-08-30
Nov 27, 1991 · Peter Greenaway’s “Prospero’s Books” is not a movie in the sense that we usually employ the word. It’s an experiment in form and content. It is likely to bore most audiences, but will enchant others -- especially those able to free themselves from the notion that movies must tell stories.
Feb 16, 2016 · Subscribed. 59. 35K views 8 years ago. Peter Greenaway’s then state-of-the-art production of Prospero’s Books offers a purely subjective take on The Tempest, as witnessed through the eyes of...
- 2 min
- 35.7K
- KINO PAVASARIS
Watch John Gielgud as Prospero, the exiled duke who tells his story in calligraphy, in this daring and visually stunning film by Peter Greenaway. Read critics reviews, ratings, and watchlist options for Prospero's Books on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Peter Greenaway
- R
- John Gielgud
Overview. 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'. Peter Greenaway. Director, Screenplay.
Prospero is a magician who gets to keep only a small fragment of his enormous library when he is exiled with his daughter to an enchanted island. As Prospero describes the books he loves, visions unfold of florid calligraphies, astonishing diagrams, and extravagant paintings.
