Prospero's Books
1991 · 2h 6m · Drama, Fantasy · Japan, United Kingdom · Rated R (US)
A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.
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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Peter Greenaway6.5Smart score
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based on play or musicalexperimental filmmagical realismsurrealismtempest
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