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El mago Próspero intenta detener la relación de su hija con un enemigo.El mago Próspero intenta detener la relación de su hija con un enemigo.El mago Próspero intenta detener la relación de su hija con un enemigo.
- Nominada a1 premio BAFTA
- 3 premios ganados y 4 nominaciones en total
James Thierrée
- Ariel
- (as James Thiérrée)
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Argumento
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- TriviaProspero was Sir John Gielgud's favorite stage role and he had attempted to mount a movie 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 movie of Falstaff (1966) forced the project to fall through, where it laid dormant until Gielgud finally convinced Peter Greenaway to make this version.
- Versiones alternativasThe German DVD version has two title cards before the opening credits explaining prior events and the premise of the film.
- Bandas sonorasProspero's Magic
Written by Michael Nyman
Opinión destacada
I found Prospero's Books fascinating, on many levels, but it wasn't until my second or third time watching it that I realized the "key" to unlocking this film: It's a ballet.
This film is essentially images and motion choreographed to music (this realization struck me during the opening credit sequence in one viewing). Now, it's an unusual ballet: The "music" includes the mellifluous recitation of "The Tempest" by Gielgud, and the choreography includes things like digital manipulation of images, and the images are heavily influenced by renaissance paintings, but I maintain that the film is, fundamentally, a ballet.
That means that you shouldn't really expect a clear expression of the story, any more than you would from any other ballet. What you should expect is a series of interesting images choreographed to music inspired by "The Tempest". As with any ballet, you can follow it if you're already familiar with the story, but otherwise, you should read the play in advance.
And, just a couple of things about some of the most common criticisms: The naked people? Think of them as invisible - they are visual symbolic representations of the "airy spirits" Prospero commands, his magic. The infamous pissing? Ariel p***ing on a model ship is just an obvious visual metaphor for Ariel creating a storm over the real ship.
This film is essentially images and motion choreographed to music (this realization struck me during the opening credit sequence in one viewing). Now, it's an unusual ballet: The "music" includes the mellifluous recitation of "The Tempest" by Gielgud, and the choreography includes things like digital manipulation of images, and the images are heavily influenced by renaissance paintings, but I maintain that the film is, fundamentally, a ballet.
That means that you shouldn't really expect a clear expression of the story, any more than you would from any other ballet. What you should expect is a series of interesting images choreographed to music inspired by "The Tempest". As with any ballet, you can follow it if you're already familiar with the story, but otherwise, you should read the play in advance.
And, just a couple of things about some of the most common criticisms: The naked people? Think of them as invisible - they are visual symbolic representations of the "airy spirits" Prospero commands, his magic. The infamous pissing? Ariel p***ing on a model ship is just an obvious visual metaphor for Ariel creating a storm over the real ship.
- scottnickell
- 5 jun 2004
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- Sitios oficiales
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- También se conoce como
- Prospero's Books
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- Presupuesto
- GBP 1,500,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 1,750,301
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 34,728
- 17 nov 1991
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 1,750,301
- Tiempo de ejecución2 horas 4 minutos
- Color
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.78 : 1
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