SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. Story set in an hotel, concerning the activities of four groups of people, including two detectives trying to solve a murder which happened in there. All the characters read from literary classics throughout the film, one is The Tempest. It is the detective (William Prospero) who reads (`Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises’). It has been noted that this film was Godard’s last in a particular phase of filmaking and can be seen as his farewell to cinema.

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1985

Duration

94 mins

Credits

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Producer

Alain Sarde; Christine Gozlan

Cinematographer

Bruno Nuytten

Screenplay

Anne-Marie Miéville; Jean-Luc Godard

Music

Emmanuel Chabrier

Cast

Aurette Doazan	Arielle
Claude Brasseur	Emil Chenal
Jeanne-Pierre Leaud	Nephew
Laurent Terzieff	William Prospero
Nathalie Baye	Françoise Chenal

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Tempest, The

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Adapted from screenplay by Alain Sarde and Philippe Setbon .

Production Company

Name

JLG Films

Name

Sara Films

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets