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""This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy ... Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera ... conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge"--Container."@en
""This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy ... Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera ... conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge"--Container."
"This dramatic romance weaves fancy and realism in a tale of an exiled duke and two young lovers on an enchanted island. Examines the concept of good and evil co-existing in every person."@en
""Shakespeare's epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, Prospero, changed from male to female"--www.imdb.com."@en
"After her exile to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures a storm to trap her enemies and unleashes her revenge."@en
"Nicolas Pennell provides commentary on the plot and major events in the play. Excerpts from the Stratford Festival production are included with comments. A text of the play and a study guide provide additional background information on Shakespeare, contemporary theatres etc. for study purposes."@en
"This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge."
"This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge."@en
""This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. ... Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera ... conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge"--Container."@en
"In Shakespeare's fantastical thriller the magician Prospero orchestrates spirits, monsters, a grief-stricken king, a wise old councillor, two treacherous brothers and a storm at sea into a fantastical conspiracy bringing banishment, sorcery and shipwreck into the lives of two hapless lovers to stir and seal their fate. Here Prospero takes female form as Prospera, giving her journey of vengeance and self-discovery a wholly new resonance. As Prospera breaks her magical staff against an entrancing volcanic landscape at the end of her heroic quest, this poignant story of love and forgiveness translates into a riveting and filmic mystical tale, for our own times."@en
""This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy ... Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera ... conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge."--Container."@en
"This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge. Includes bonus features."
"Ballet based on William Shakespeare's play of the same title."
"Explores the play The Tempest by Shakespeare, as seen through the eyes of a contemporary director. Includes plot summary, exploration of stagecraft, lighting, and other aspects of this particular production."@en
"In her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's mystical thriller 'The Tempest,' Academy Award-nominated Julie Taymor ('Across the Universe', 'Frida', 'Titus') brings an original dynamic to the story by changing the gender of the sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress Prospera, portrayed by Oscar winner Helen Mirren ('The Queen'). Prospera's journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies in this exciting, masterly mix of romance, tragicomedy and the supernatural. ."
"SUMMARY: A New Yorker decides to start a new life in Greece and moves there with his daughter and a girlfriend. Loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest."
""'The Tempest' was Shakespeare's last great play, and it tells the story of Prospera (Helen Mirren). After a harrowing shipwreck, the members of a royal court are washed ashore on various parts of a mysterious island. The exiled Prospera has used her magical powers to guide the ship here to settle a score with the very men who banished her from her homeland. Abetted by her sometimes unwilling aides, Ariel (Ben Whishaw) and Caliban (Djimon Hounsou), Prospera puts her former tormentors through some dangerous and often hilarious adventures. However, when the King's son, Ferdinand (Reeve Carney), meets her daughter, Miranda (Felicity Jones), it is love at first sight -- a kind of magic that even Prospera is powerless to control."--Container."
"Designed to stimulate student interest and comprehension by filming the most exciting and revealing scenes from this production."
"Feature film from the UK. Drama. Modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge."
"Stage production of William Shakespeare's play about the exiled Duke of Milan who uses his magical powers to confront his enemies on an enchanted island."@en
"This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies and then unleashes her powers for revenge."