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TEMPEST, THE

Director:

  Julie Taymor
  

Year Released:

  2010

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Russell Brand
  Alfred Molina
  Helen Mirren
  Alan Cumming
  Chris Cooper
Movie Haiku:CIFF 2010: Jan was absolutely entranced by Taymor's adaptation of Shakespeare's final play, with the casting Mirren as magician "Prospero" (now called Prospera) bringing a whole new depth to the interpersonal dynamics. But Rich thought the character's motivations got lost in the compression of the drama into standard movie length.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2010