Prospero's Books (1991)

Director:

Peter Greenaway

Writers:

William Shakespeare (play)
Peter Greenaway (writer)

Release Date:

30 agosto 1991 (UK)

Genre:

Fantasy | Drama

Frase comercial:

A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.

Plot:

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and...

Plot Keywords:

Theatre | Dream Like | Shakespeare References | Surrealism | Experimental Film

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Brilliant, but not an easy watch

Cast

John Gielgud	...	Prospero
Michael Clark	...	Caliban
Michel Blanc	...	Alonso
Erland Josephson	...	Gonzalo
Isabelle Pasco	...	Miranda
Tom Bell	...	Antonio
Kenneth Cranham	...	Sebastian
Mark Rylance	...	Ferdinand
Gerard Thoolen	...	Adrian
Pierre Bokma	...	Francisco
Jim van der Woude	...	Trinculo
Michiel Romeyn	...	Stephano
Orpheo	...	Ariel
Paul Russell	...	Ariel
James Thiérrée	...	Ariel
Emil Wolk	...	Ariel
Marie Angel	...	Iris
Ute Lemper	...	Ceres
Deborah Conway	...	Juno

Dirigida por
Peter Greenaway

Créditos del guión
William Shakespeare		(play "The Tempest")
Peter Greenaway		(writer)

Producida por
Philippe Carcassonne	....	co-producer
Masato Hara	....	associate producer
Kees Kasander	....	executive producer
Kees Kasander	....	producer
Michel Seydoux	....	co-producer
Denis Wigman	....	executive producer
Roland Wigman	....	associate producer

Música original por
Michael Nyman

Fotografía por
Sacha Vierny

Montaje por
Marina Bodbijl

Diseño de producción por
Ben van Os
Jan Roelfs

Departamento de maquillaje
Mariël Hoevenaars	....	assistant makeup artist

Art Department
John Rawsthorn	....	painter
Floris Vos	....	propmaker
Peter Greenaway	....	sculptor: Prospero's books (uncredited)
Todd Van Hulzen	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
Mike Dowson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mathew Knights	....	sound editor
Garth Marshall	....	production sound
Chris Wyatt	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Nico Komen	....	best boy
Chris Renson	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ellen Lens	....	costume designer: Prospero's creatures
Debbie Luiten	....	wardrobe assistant
Cyntia Roosberg	....	wardrobe assistant
Dien van Straalen	....	wardrobe mistress
Emi Wada	....	costume designer: Prospero's cloak

Music Department
Tim Amhurst	....	musician: double bass
Graham Ashton	....	musician: trumpet
Alexander Balanescu	....	musician: violin
Nigel Barr	....	musician: bass trombone
Jonathan Carney	....	musician: violin
Richard Clews	....	musician: horn
Clare Conners	....	musician: violin
David Cunningham	....	music producer
Marjorie Dunn	....	musician: horn
Martin Elliott	....	musician: bass guitar
Andrew Findon	....	musician: tenor/baritone saxophone, piccolo and flute
John Harle	....	musician: soprano and alto saxophone
Tony Hinnigan	....	musician: cello
Lynda Houghton	....	musician: double bass
Paul Morgan	....	musician: double bass
Kate Musker	....	musician: viola
Michael Nyman	....	musical director
Michael Nyman	....	musician: piano
Justin Pearson	....	musician: cello
David Rix	....	musician: clarinet and bass clarinet
David Roach	....	musician: soprano and alto saxophone
Steve Saunders	....	musician: bass trombone
Jamie Talbot	....	musician: soprano and alto saxophone

Otros miembros del equipo
Michael Clark	....	choreographer: Caliban
Milfid Ellis	....	coach: actors
Jacques Janssen	....	Milanese hats
Han Ing Lim	....	book designer
Caitlin Maynard	....	production assistant
Maggie McMahon	....	Milanese ruffs
Roger Phillips	....	end titles
Eve Ramboz	....	infography
Kayo Sakurai	....	assistant: Emi Wada
Karine Saporta	....	choreographer
Trix van Alphen	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Allarts
• Cinéa (co-production)
• Caméra One (co-production)
• Penta Film (co-production)
• Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer (associate production)
• Channel 4 International (associate production)
• VPRO Television (associate production)
• Canal+ (associate production)
• NHK (associate production)
• Pierson, Heldring & Pierson N.V. (participation)
• Palace Pictures (participation)
• Stichting Produktiefonds voor Nederlandse Films (supported by)
• Eurimages (supported by)

Distributors

• Cine Electra Ltd. (1991) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Film Arte (Argentina)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Miramax Films (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Penta Film (1991) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (video)

También conocida como:

Prospero's Books: los libros de Próspero (Spain) [es]
Tempestad (Prospero's Books), La (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

129 min | 124 min

País:

UK | France | Japan | Netherlands

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (bw) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Allarts

Trivialidades:

Prospero was John Gielgud's favorite stage role and he had attempted to mount a film of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" for decades, contacting Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa and 'Ingmar Bergman' about directing and Welles and Albert Finney about playing Caliban. The version with Welles directing and playing Caliban was in preparation until the financial failure of Welles' and Gielgud's film of 'Falstaff (1966)' forced the project to fall through, where it laid dormant until Gielgud finally convinced Peter Greenaway to make this version.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Peter Greenaway in Indianapolis (1997) (V)

Brilliant, but not an easy watch

Peter Greenaway is one of the great filmmakers, with an original and personal vision. This movie is a marvelous mixture of Shakespeare, visual poetry, music, art ... a feast for the imagination.

Having said that, I must add that I watched it with my wife whose succinct comment was "pretentious". Well, yes, it is a little pretentious, and there are spots that move along too slowly, so you can't just "let it happen" as you do with most movies. This one requires you to pay attention.

It includes what must be the longest single pan to the side ever filmed. I'm not sure how long it was, but it went on forever. I guess it must have gone more than 360 degrees, circled back to the original spot, where new sets had replaced the old. I'm not sure. But it is dazzling. Actually, you can take virtually any frame from this movie and make it into a poster.

Films have been around for about a century, and there isn't much around that doesn't recycle old material. Peter Greenaway is an exception. Like him or not, he's a dyed-in-the-wool original.