The Tempest1980
The Tempest (1980)
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Cast
as Prospero
as Ariel
as Caliban
as Miranda
as Ferdinand
as Alonso
as Antonio
as Sebastian
as Stephano
as Trinculo
as Sycorax
as A Goddess
as Young Miranda
as A Spirit
as A Spirit
Critic Reviews for The Tempest
All Critics (6) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
With all of the unclear interweaving narratives, Jarman's outlandish stylistic choices and little to no background delineation, the story becomes a whacked out pastiche in quite a hurry.
A most bizarre version of Shakespeare--one that's not for all tastes.
A devious and fascinating treatment of the play, especially good for Shakespeare scholars and Jarman fans.
Audience Reviews for The Tempest
An avant-garde adaptation of Shakespeare's fantasy "The Tempest," set almost entirely inside an abandoned English manor. A fascinating production that manages to be true to the Bard's text while adding a number of baroque surprises: Gothic horror atmosphere, bizarre costumes, lots of nudity, hallucination scenes, and even a musical number with a jazz chanteuse singing "Stormy Weather" while a chorus of sailors do a Busby Berkeley dance number.
Super Reviewer
[font=Century Gothic]"The Tempest" is an atmospheric, if surprisingly, austere version of the William Shakespeare play, directed by Derek Jarman. In it, Prospero(Heathcote Williams), a magician, lives in exile in an ever worsening state of decay with his grown daughter, Miranda(Toyah Willcox). At his disposal is a slave, Caliban(Jack Birkett), and a spirit, Ariel(Karl Johnson). Prospero no longer thinks about returning to his native Milan and simply wants to keep the world at bay, specifically from his daughter. But there are some unwelcome visitors on the horizon...[/font]
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