Plot:
In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect.
Cast & Crew
Director:
Julie Taymor
Writing:
William Shakespeare, Julie Taymor
Cast:
Djimon Hounsou (Caliban), Ben Whishaw (Ariel), Helen Mirren (Prospera), Chris Cooper (Antonio), Tom Conti (Gonzalo), Alan Cumming (Sebastian), David Strathairn (King Alonso), Reeve Carney (Prince Ferdinand), Jude Akuwudike (Boatswain), Felicity Jones (Miranda)
Video Format:
mkv
Duration:
01:45:19
Bit Rate:
538K
File Size:
403.21 MB
Video Stream#1
Video Codec:
h264
Video Bitrate:
410K
Video Size:
672x368
Aspect Ratio:
1.83:1
Frame Rate
49.99fps
Audio Stream#1
Audio Codec
mp3
Audio Bitrate:
128K
Track:
2
Sample Rate:
44100
