Walk Through Prospero’s Library, A
- Synopsis
- Experimental short. A treatment of the 3.5 minute passage from the opening of PROSPERO’S BOOKS showing Prospero walking through his library. The footage of Prospero is shown three times and on each showing Greenaway identifies and comments on the 100 historical and fictional characters populating the library.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1992
- Duration
- 23 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor known (7/2007).
Credits
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Producer
- Thomas W. Klinger
- Cinematographer
- Sacha Vierny
- Music
- Philip Glass
- Costume
- Dien van Straalen; Ellen Lens
- Art Direction
- Ben van Os
- Cast
John Gielgud Prospero
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Prospero’s Books
Notes
- Notes
- The short is contained within the documentary PETER GREENAWAY (1992) produced in Holland and directed by Greenaway - no distributor has been found (9/2007).
Production Company
- Name
Allarts
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Walk Through Prospero’s Library, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69178 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)