Tempest
- Synopsis
- Feature film based on The Tempest. Phillip, a New York architect, abandons his wife (who is having an affair with tycoon, Alonzo) and career by fleeing to Greece with his teenage daughter, Miranda. In Athens Phillip begins an affair with Aretha, a free-spirited American. Later Phillip, Aretha and Miranda go to live on a barren Greek island, where the only inhabitant is a feeble goatherd who becomes attracted to Miranda. A sudden storm blows up (apparently at the will of Phillip) and his wife, her lover and his son who were on a cruise are brought to the island where new relationships are formed.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1982
- Duration
- 142 mins; 12,770 feet
Credits
- Director
- Paul Mazursky
- Producer
- Paul Mazursky
- Cinematographer
- Donald M. McAlpine
- Screenplay
- Leon Capetanos; Paul Mazursky
- Music
- Stomu Yamashta
- Production Design
- Pato Guzman
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Awards
- Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture
- Reviews
- Judith Buchanan, ‘Columbia’s TEMPEST’ in Shakespeare on Film (Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2005), pp. 167-173.
Kakutani, Michiko ‘The Tempest’ inspires a Modern Moviemaker’ New York Times (8 August 1982: sec.2.1+)
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tempest". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37408 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)