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BBC Shakespeare: The Tempest

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Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping brother sails by the island, Prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives.
  • Starring: Michael Hordern, Derek Godfrey
  • Directed by: John Gorrie
  • Runtime: 2 hours 4 minutes
  • Release year: 1980
  • Studio: BBC
 
  
 
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Synopsis: Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping brother sails by the island, Prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives.
Starring: Michael Hordern, Derek Godfrey
Supporting actors: David Waller, Warren Clarke, Nigel Hawthorne, David Dixon, Andrew Sachs, John Nettleton, Alan Rowe, Pippa Guard, Christopher Guard, Kenneth Gilbert, Edwin Brown, Paul Greenhalgh, Christopher Bramwell, Gwyneth Lloyd, Elizabeth Gardner, Judith Rees, John Alasdair, Pierre Althoff, Terry John Bates, Roland Brine
Directed by: John Gorrie
Runtime: 2 hours 4 minutes
Release year: 1980
Studio: BBC
ASIN: B000KBGIYQ
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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: Feburary 01, 1980
  • Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Time-Life Television Productions
  • Also Known As: The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest
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17 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Uninspired, December 25, 2007
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Perry Miller (Prince Frederick, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BBC Shakespeare: The Tempest (Amazon Instant Video)
Squeamish homophobes, be forewarned: this is the most homoerotic interpretation I've ever seen of this play.

Warren Clarke's portrayal of the feral child molester, Caliban, was admirable, as was Nigel Hawthorne's drunken Stephano. I've seen more sympathetic and satisfying interpretations of the relationship between Propero and Ariel, though; and I've seen Prospero played with much more humorous sagacity. Still, it was entertaining.
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6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not Recommended, January 7, 2011
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Tamara (Newberg, OR, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BBC Shakespeare: The Tempest (Amazon Instant Video)
This version of the play is not only boring (and Shakespeare should NOT be boring), but Ariel and the other sprites wear less than loin cloths -- along with sparkly body glitter. Their costumes, as well as their acting, are distracting and ridiculous.

I would never show this to someone who didn't already love Shakespeare. They'd come away thinking he wrote boring, uninspired stories, with a dash of the inappropriately lewd and strange.
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