Synopsis

Experimental video by Angela Zumpe. ‘On a lonesome island at an indeterminate time,
Prospero, the rightful ruler of Milan and master of this island, creates a storm with his magic power that throws the shipwrecked on the shore. But the scenery goes out of control; something isn’t right any more. Creatures go astray in the desert; one talks about a chemical threat. Similar to a science fiction plot the scenery is unreal. Figures appear in infra-red light, figures familiar from the reporting cameras of the news. Not only the effects of "desert storm", but any military and ecological threat can change the order in our world to disorder. Political solutions seem to fail when facing military power. However in his "storm" master Prospero denies "this cruel magic". [Synopsis taken from the translation provided on the cinovid.org website, accessed 5/2008].

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Video

Year of release

1993

Duration

8 mins

Credits

Director

Angela Zumpe

Writer

Angela Zumpe

Contributor

Rene Suk

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

politics; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); war

Notes

History

Premiere at European Media Arts Festival (EMAF) Osnabrück 1993

Reviews

Source: Berliner Kunstverein http://www.nbk.org/video-forum/Angela_Zumpe/Der_Sturm.html (accessed 12/2008)

Production Company

Name

Paste-Up Produktion

Archive

Name

Neuer Berliner Kunstverein e.V.-Video-Forum

Email

nbk@nbk.org

Web

http://www.nbk.org/video-f.html External site opens in new window

Phone

+49 30 2807020

Fax

+49 30 2807019

Address

Kathrin Becker
Chausseestr, 128/129
10115 Berlin
Germany