Prospero's Books
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United Kingdom, Netherlands, France · 1991
Rated R · 2h 0m
Director Peter Greenaway
Starring John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson
Genre Drama, Fantasy
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An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
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