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- In Shakespeare's fantastical thriller the magician Prospero orchestrates spirits, monsters, a grief-stricken king, a wise old councillor, two treacherous brothers and a storm at sea into a fantastical conspiracy bringing banishment, sorcery and shipwreck into the lives of two hapless lovers to stir and seal their fate.
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Dec 15, 2010 · Julie Taymor's film “The Tempest” doesn't feel like a farewell. She does not abjure her rough magic. In a film filled with sound and fury, she rages against the dying of the light.
Prospero and is daughter Miranda have been stranded on an island for twelve years after his brother, Antonio, disposed of him there in order to claim his birthright as Duke of Milan. Prospero has a vast amount of knowledge and can wield magical powers, with the aid of spirit, Ariel.
- Julie Taymor
The Tempest is a 2010 American fantasy comedy-drama film based on the 1611 play of the same name by William Shakespeare. In this version, the gender of the main character, Prospero, is changed from male to female; the role was played by Helen Mirren.
Jan 7, 2011 · The Tempest: Directed by Julie Taymor. With Felicity Jones, Jude Akuwudike, Reeve Carney, David Strathairn. Shakespeare's epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, Prospero, changed from male to female.
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Julie Taymor
- 2011-01-07
In Writer, Producer, and Director Julie Taymor's version of "The Tempest", the main character is now a woman named Prospera (Dame Helen Mirren). Going back to the sixteenth or seventeenth century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off ...
Dec 10, 2010 · The Tempest. Directed by Julie Taymor. Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. PG-13. 1h 50m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 9, 2010. Messing around with Shakespeare is the bedeviling vice of directors. Saving him...
Jun 14, 2012 · The Tempest: Directed by Des McAnuff. With Christopher Plummer, Geraint Wyn Davies, John Vickery, Dion Johnstone. Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda.
