Prospero's Books (1991)
A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.
30 August 1991 · 2h 06mDramaFantasy
★ 6.8 / 10 · 106 votes on TMDB
Directed by Peter Greenaway
What it's about
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
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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
Marie Angel
Iris
Ute Lemper
Ceres
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