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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 · What books did he have, and how did he use them? The books, their typography, calligraphy and illustrations, are photographed in voluptuous detail. As Gielgud takes center screen in a narrative adapted from Shakespeare, Greenaway overlays those basic images of Prospero with a series of transparencies.
Feb 16, 2016 · 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 Prospero...
- 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.
- (26)
- 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'.
From these books we flow into Prospero's magic world of revenge, as he takes the knowledge of his books to add layers to his plans and his story. Yet when Miranda spies young Ferdinand she falls immediately in love.
