Tempest, The
- Synopsis
- Feature film version of The Tempest with Helen Mirren as Prospera.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2009
- Duration
- 110 mins; 9,895 feet
Credits
- Director
- Julie Taymor
- Producer
- Jason K. Lau; Julia Taylor-Stanley; Julie Taymor; Lynn Hendee; Robert Chartoff
- Cinematographer
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Screenplay
- Julie Taymor
- Music
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Production Design
- Mark Friedberg
- Costume
- Sandy Powell
- Art Direction
- Alex DiGerlando; Kim Jennings
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal
Notes
- Notes
- Estimated budget: $20,000,000.
Released on DVD by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2011. - General
- Filmed in Hawaii.
- Figures
- Opening weekend $42,436 (Box Office Mojo)
- Reviews
- Micheal Atkinson, Sight & Sound, (vol.1:3, March 2011) p. 75. A wholly negative review - "...Taymor’s strategy is simple: take on ‘classic’ material, rely on arbitrary ‘alternatives’, visual and otherwise, and then hope the old texts will carry the day..."
Production Company
- Name
Artemis Films
- Name
Miranda Films
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tempest, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72891 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)