Synopsis:
Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.
Directed by: | Derek Jarman |
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Written by: | Derek Jarman |
Release date: | 1979-09-13 |
Runtime: | 95 minutes |
Tagline: | “We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” |
Cast:
Heathcote Williams
Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan
Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan
Toyah Willcox
Miranda, his daughter
Miranda, his daughter
Karl Johnson
Ariel, an airy spirit
Ariel, an airy spirit
Jack Birkett
Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Peter Bull
Alonso, the King of Naples
Alonso, the King of Naples
David Meyer
Ferdinand, his son
Ferdinand, his son
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