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Prospero's Books

1991, Movie, R, 120 mins

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A loose, multi-layered deconstruction of Shakespeare's final play by Peter Greenaway, enfant terrible of the British art-house scene. Beginning with its opening sequence of a urinating angel, PROSPERO'S BOOKS is a remarkable celebration of naked excess. Penises, especially, proliferate like so many pairs of socks dangling from a clothesline. It's Shakespeare's work, though certainly not as originally envisioned. The 86-year-old Gielgud gives an undeniably virtuoso performanc... read more leave a comment
Year: 1991
Rated R

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Cast
John Gielgud: Prospero
Michael Clark: Caliban
Michel Blanc: Alonso
Erland Josephson: Gonzalo
Isabelle Pasco: Miranda
Tom Bell: Antonio

 

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