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Aug 13, 1982 · Tempest: Directed by Paul Mazursky. With John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Vittorio Gassman. Unhappy middle-aged architect Philip Dimitrius leaves his wife Antonia and career for a spiritual awakening on a Greek island with his new girlfriend Aretha and teenage daughter, leading to extraordinary results for everyone around him.
Tempest (1982 film) Tempest. (1982 film) Tempest is a 1982 American adventure comedy-drama romance film directed by Paul Mazursky. It is a loosely based, modern-day adaptation of the William Shakespeare play The Tempest. The picture features John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá and Molly Ringwald in her feature film debut.
After a harrowing shipwreck, the members of a royal court are washed ashore on various parts of a mysterious island. Their fateful arrival on this particular island is no coincidence. The exiled Prospera has used her magical powers to guide the ship here to settle a score with the very men who banished her from her homeland. Abetted by her sometimes unwilling aides, Ariel and Caliban, Prospera ...
Directed by the visionary Julie Taymor — and complete with exclusive bonus features and an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design (Sandy Powell, 2010) — The Tempest, with its innovative twist, is a supernatural film filled with Shakespearean villains, lovers and fools that will leave you spellbound. Fantasy 2010 1 hr 50 min. 31%.
Mar 6, 2011 · How does Helen Mirren transform Shakespeare's The Tempest? Read Philip French's full review of Julie Taymor's film adaptation.
Dec 20, 2011 · In short, this is the Tempest i've been waiting for, the one that finally marries the magic of Shakespeare's imagination with the magic of film, and i hope everyone will revel in it as much as i do. And by the way, the blu-ray picture is gorgeous (thanks especially to the location on a Hawaiian island), and (as usual with Taymor's films) the extras are substantial, informative and entertaining ...
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Abetted by her sometimes unwilling aides, Ariel and Caliban, Prospera puts her former tormentors through some dangerous and often hilarious adventures. However, when the king's son, Ferdinand, meets her daughter, Miranda, it is love at first sight - a kind of magic that even Prospera is powerless to control. Rating. PG-13.
