The Tempest
1979, English. Directed by Derek Jarman.
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”
Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Derek JarmanDirector
- Heathcote WilliamsProspero, the Right Duke of Milan
- Toyah WillcoxMiranda, his daughter
- Karl JohnsonAriel, an airy spirit
- Jack BirkettCaliban, a savage and deformed slave
- Peter BullAlonso, the King of Naples
- David MeyerFerdinand, his son
- Neil CunninghamSebastian, his brother
- Richard WarwickAntonio, his brother
- Christopher BigginsStephano, a drunken mariner
- Peter TurnerTrinculo, his friend
- Ken CampbellGonzalo, an honest councillor
- Elisabeth WelchA Goddess
Details
- Released
- 13 September 1979
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Derek Jarman
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The Tempest (1979) was directed by Derek Jarman and stars Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox, Karl Johnson.