

Prospero's Books
1991 · Movie · 2h 6m · R
DramaFantasy
"A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest."
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'.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Key crew
- Peter GreenawayDirector
- Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer
- Peter GreenawayScreenplay
Cast
- John GielgudProspero
- Michael ClarkCaliban
- Michel BlancAlonso
- Erland JosephsonGonzalo
- Isabelle PascoMiranda
- Tom BellAntonio
- Kenneth CranhamSebastian
- Mark RylanceFerdinand
- Marie AngelIris
- Ute LemperCeres
- Deborah ConwayJuno
- Paul RussellAriel
Stills
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Themes
surrealismbased on play or musicaltempestexperimental filmmagical realism























