The tempest, though late in his life and career, is not one of shakespeares problem. Some say you can see the concerns of an old man in its text. Twelve years later, prospera seizes her chance for revenge by summoning a storm to destroy those who wronged her. Trailer for the tempest in her bigscreen adaptation of shakespeares mystical thriller the tempest, academy awardnominated julie taymor 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.
Rent the tempest 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Chris cooper and djimon hounsou also appear in these shots from julie taymors adaptation of. The tempest is an enjoyable production and is reminiscent of the chinese fantasy comedy romance genre of films. Prosperas journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a. The tempest 2010 a shipwreck casts members of a royal court ashore on a mysterious island. Messing around with shakespeare is the bedeviling vice of directors. View the tempest 2010 photos from red carpet premieres, film festivals, award shows and more on fandango. This culminating masterpiece of shakespeares career pits the desire for revenge against the demands of love and asks if man is capable of creating a brave new world.
The question and answer section for the tempest film is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. In the adaptation, prospera is the wife of the duke. Prospera a female version of shakespeares prospero is the usurped ruler of milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Taymors titus, frida and across the universe, is technically a movie, its heart belongs to the same stretch of broadway where tourists. The tempest is a visually stunning production of shakespeares famous play, adapted by julie taymor. The writing was great and that was just about the only thing that was good. The tempest 2010 helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou.
Shakespeares epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, prospero, changed from male to female. The tempest 2010 comedy, drama, fantasy julie taymor helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou. The tempest is a 2010 american film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare. Tempest is a 1982 american comedydrama film directed by paul mazursky. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In taymors version, prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her fouryear daughter on a ship. They survive, finding themselves stranded on an island. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The tempest stars helen mirren, russell brand, alfred molina, djimon hounsou.
Many of the names are similar, but shakespeares play is about old age and aging with grace. Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 49%, compared to cinemagoers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 43%. The only way to read shakespeares the tempest is as a farewell. Rent the tempest 2010 starring helen mirren and felicity jones on dvd and bluray. Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, prospero and his daughter miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until fate brings the brother within the range of prosperos powers. When disney sold miramax films to filmyard holdings, llc, disney took over distribution through its division touchstone pictures. In this version, the gender of the main character, prospero, is changed from male to female. You cant ruin the tempest with shakespeare, and taymor gives us shakespeare. The tempest is a 2010 film adaption of william shakespeares the tempest directed by julie taymor of titus and the lion king fame. Released december 10th, 2010, the tempest stars dame helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou, ben whishaw the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 43 out. In this version, the gender of the main character, prospero. The tempest 2010 stream and watch online moviefone.
Set adrift on a raft, they wound up on a desolate island, where prospera managed to enslave the sole resident, a creature called caliban djimon hounsou. Director julie taymors genderswapping of roles and some frenzied special effects cant quite disguise an otherwise stagey, uninspired take on shakespeares classic. Director julie taymors genderswapping of roles and some frenzied special effects cant quite disguise an. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. It is mostly faithful to the original play, but takes a few changes, the most notable is prospero being changed to prospera. Financial analysis of the tempest 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Taymor filters shakespeares timeless comedy of revenge, romance and reconciliation through her unique visual. It is my favorite of all his plays, containing a line i embrace as my consolation. The tempest photos featuring russell brand and helen mirren nov 10, 2010. Julie taymor brings her theatrical exuberance to a new film version of the.
The plays main character was prospero, and taymor changed the characters gender to cast helen mirren as prospera. Years ago, the duchess of milan, prospera helen mirren, was overthrown and exiled with her young daughter. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the tempest 2010 near you. The tempest 2010 premiere photos special event photos. Helen mirren at the california premiere of the tempest 2010. The tempest 2010 helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon. We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. From touchstone pictures and miramax films comes william shakespeares final masterpiece the tempest, helmed by julie taymor, the awardwinning director of the theatrical production of the lion king and such bold, imaginative films as frida, titus and across the universe. Interpreting shakespeares lines and portraying characters accurately poses a challenge to even the best directors, but, despite some significant changes, taymor does a magnificent job of unscrambling some of shakespeares elements in the play and. Librivox recording of the tempest by william shakespeare.
With christopher plummer, geraint wyn davies, john vickery, dion johnstone. Their fateful arrival is no accident, for it was engineered by prospera helen mirren, a sorceress. In julie taymors version of the tempest, the main character is now a woman named prospera. The tempest is a 2010 american film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare, featuring helen mirren in the principal role of prospera. Exiled prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, miranda. Tempests relationship with shakespeares play is tenuous. It opens with prosperas played by helen mirren backstory of how she neglected her political power as the duke of milan in order to pursue her studies of the esoteric arts to gain power. Years later, prospera causes a tempest that destroys a ship and brings her spiteful brother chris cooper, the king of naples david. The tempest, though late in his life and career, is not one of shakespeares problem plays, but writerdirector julie taymor does much to turn it.
It is certainly present in the latest filmed version of the tempest. In 2010, veteran film director julie taymor recreated shakespeares romance the tempest. In julie taymors version of the tempest, the gender of prospero has been switched to prospera. The tempest trailer 2010 trailer addict movie trailers. With helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou, russell brand. The cgi is the most unconvincing i have ever seen, the effects around ariel are so edgy and overdone that its downright laughable. The tempest 2010 tt1274300 an adaptation of the play by william shakespeare.
When prosperos usurping brother sails by the island, prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives. The tempest is a 2010 american film based on the play of the same name by william. When prosperos usurping brother sails by the island, prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the. Watch 5 movie clips from julie taymors the tempest plus 15 movie images. Full movie of shakespeares last and masterful play, the tempest. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The plight of prospero, the isolated wizard, who spends the play going over the past and restoring a sense of order to the lives who helped and harmed him may be the bard looking back at his own work. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.