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The Tempest
2010
In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th 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 with her four-year daughter on a ship. She .. Read more
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Alfred Molina, Russell Brand |
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| Director | Julie Taymor |
| Genres | Children, Drama, Romance |
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The Tempest
In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th 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 with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect.
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Alfred Molina, Russell Brand, Felicity Jones, David Strathairn, Tom Conti, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper |
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| Director | Julie Taymor |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | Chick Flicks, December - LOVEFiLM Picks, Romance Films |
| Genres | Children, Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2010 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 07 Jan 2012 To Rent: DVD: 26 Dec 2011 |
| Watch now | £3.49 |
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If the Burning Man festival did Shakespeare, it might throw up something like this all-star adaptation, whose... read more on Time Out
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Intelligent and exciting interpretation
This is an original and coloufrul interpretation of what has become one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. I was very impressed by Taymor's film '... read more »
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What a waste of time
one of the worse films i have ever watched,i couldn't even watch it to the end i had to turn it off.
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The Tempest
Very good film! Stick with it past the first 10 to 15 minutes, get used to the Shakespeare script and you'll thoroughly enjoy this adaptation. A host of ... read more »
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Shakespeare Served Well
True to the spirit of the play, this is an intelligent and imaginative adaptation with stunning special effects and a terrific central performance from the ... read more »
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Brand has stand-up to thank for The Tempest role
- 08 Dec 2010
Director Julie Taymor picked Russell Brand for a role in The Tempest after attending one of his stand-up shows in New York - she signed him up for the film just two days after seeing him on stage. The funnyman plays bumbling court jester Trinculo in the new cinematic adaptation of William Shakespeare's famous work opposite Dame Helen Mirren and Alfred Molina. Taymor was persuaded to see Brand perform by her husband and she immediately recognised his potential for her movie, so she arranged a... Read more
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In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th 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 with her four-...
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