The Tempest (2010)

In Writer, Producer, and Director Julie Taymor's version of "The Tempest", the main character is now a woman named Prospera (Dame Helen Mirren). Going back to the sixteenth or seventeenth century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda (Felicity Jones). This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban (Djimon Hounsou) and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect.

Cast and Crew:

Director(s):

Julie Taymor

Writer(s):

Julie Taymor, William Shakespeare

Starring:

Felicity Jones, Jude Akuwudike, Reeve Carney, David Strathairn, Tom Conti, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Helen Mirren, Ben Whishaw, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, David Scott Klein, Bryan Webster

Producer(s):

Ron Bozman, Anthony Buckner, Beaux Carson, Robert Chartoff, John C. Ching, Lynn Hendee, Rohit Khattar, Nalini Lalvani, Deborah Y. Lau, Jason K. Lau, Phyllis LaVoie, Tino Puri, Greg Strasburg, Julia Taylor-Stanley, Julie Taymor, Stewart Till

Release Info:

Release Date: September 11, 2010 (Italy) | Length: 110 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some nudity, suggestive content and scary images. | Note(s): Premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

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