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  The Tempest

In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th 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. This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect.

110 Minutes

Julie Taymor (screenplay)
William Shakespeare (play)

Julie Taymor

Felicity Jones....Miranda
Jude Akuwudike....Boatswain
Reeve Carney....Prince Ferdinand
David Strathairn....King Alonso
Tom Conti....Gonzalo
Alan Cumming....Sebastian
Chris Cooper....Antonio
Helen Mirren....Prospera
Ben Whishaw....Ariel
Djimon Hounsou....Caliban
Russell Brand....Trinculo
Alfred Molina....Stephano
Alfred Molina....Stephano
Kevin Cannon....Queen's Councilor

Contains scary scenes, natural nudity and mild sex references

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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