prospero's books

Director: peter greenaway

Actor: john gielgud,michael clark,michel blanc,erland josephson

Data Published: Fri Aug 30 1991

Genres: Drama,Fantasy

Key Words: nudity,shakespeare adaptation,book,character name in title,urination

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102722/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero%27s_Books

Description: Prospero's Books is a movie starring John Gielgud, Michael Clark, and Michel Blanc. The magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy.

Plot: Prospero's Books is a complex tale based upon William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Miranda, the daughter of Prospero, an exiled magician, falls in love with Ferdinand, the son of his enemy; while the sorcerer's sprite, Ariel, convinces him to abandon revenge against the traitors from his earlier life. In the film, Prospero stands in for Shakespeare himself, and is seen writing and speaking the story's action as it unfolds. Ariel is played by four actors: three acrobats — a boy, an adolescent, and a youth — and a boy singer. Each represents a classical elemental.[citation needed]