The tempest is an enjoyable production and is reminiscent of the chinese fantasy comedy romance genre of films. Dec 10, 2010 the movie is a visual stew whose musical sauce, full of lumps and clashing flavors, is provided by elliot goldenthal, ms. Students need to be aware that it is a version of the tempest, and that certain things have been changed so they need to be familiar with the text as well, but as an enjoyable overviewintroduction to studying the tempest, this is a great film to watch. Roger ebert december 15, 2010 tweet the only way to read shakespeares the tempest is as a farewell. The tempest photos featuring russell brand and helen mirren nov 10, 2010. Dec 04, 2010 watch 5 movie clips from julie taymors the tempest plus 15 movie images. The tempest 2010 helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou. I enjoyed the visuals, the characters were great and funny, and a fresh twist with having prospera instead of prospero. In julie taymors version of the tempest, the main character is now a woman named prospera.
The movie is a visual stew whose musical sauce, full of lumps and clashing flavors, is provided by elliot goldenthal, ms. Librivox recording of the tempest by william shakespeare. In her bigscreen adaptation of shakespeares mystical thriller the tempest, academy awardnominated julie taymor brings an original dynamic to the story by changing the gender of the sorcerer prospero into the sorceress prospera, portrayed by oscar winner helen mirren. The tempest 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. The tempest 2010 helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon. The movie pretty much follows the original play, but the protagonist, prospero the magician and alchemist, is turned from a man into a woman, prospera, played by helen mirren. Messing around with shakespeare is the bedeviling vice of directors. The only way to read shakespeares the tempest is as a farewell. The main thrust of the tempest is revenge, as prospera tries to get even with those who wronged her years before. In taymors version, prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her fouryear daughter on a ship. This is the kind of confusing trailer that makes you think that watching the movie wont make anything less confusing.
Melinda sue gordon helen mirrens performance in the lead role is the best thing about a misguided new movie based on shakespeares the tempest. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. And the tempest, perhaps his most overtly magical play, must. Tempests relationship with shakespeares play is tenuous. Director julie taymors genderswapping of roles and some frenzied special effects cant quite disguise an. Chris cooper and djimon hounsou also appear in these shots from julie taymors adaptation of shakespeares classic story. Going back to the sixteenth or seventeenth century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. The tempest stars helen mirren, russell brand, alfred molina, djimon hounsou. She plays cruel tricks on her visitors and eventually gets everything she wants. When prosperos usurping brother sails by the island, prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives. Financial analysis of the tempest 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The tempest is a 2010 american film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare. Tempest s relationship with shakespeares play is tenuous. Far less daring than her 1999 titus, which took an electrifying, stylized approach of a lesserknown play, the tempest in comparison looks disappointingly middleoftheroad.
I enjoyed watching this newer version of shakespeares play, the tempest. The tempest is a 2010 film adaption of william shakespeares the tempest directed by julie taymor of titus and the lion king fame. Oct 30, 20 this is due to the fact that the comic relief is no longer needed in the movie in respect to the fast paced change of scenes and no need or transition time between scenes. It is my favorite of all his plays, containing a line i embrace as my consolation. Most of the characters behave selfishly and squabble amongst themselves. The tempest 2010 tt1274300 an adaptation of the play by william shakespeare. Far less daring than her 1999 titus, which took an electrifying, stylized approach of a lesserknown play, the tempest in comparison looks disappointingly middleof the road. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft.
Rent the tempest 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Julie taymor brings her theatrical exuberance to a new film version of the. Julie taymors faithful film version 2010 of the tempest brings seamless cgi dramatizations and high production values to the original shakespeare play. It is certainly present in the latest filmed version of the tempest. The installation instructions are applicable to all the kodi devices including your amazon firestick, android tv box, raspberry pi, linux, windows, mac and more. The tempest 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The tempest 2010 comedy, drama, fantasy julie taymor helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou. I showed scenes of this movie to my high school students after reading each act of the play. In julie taymors version of the tempest, the gender of prospero has been switched to prospera. The film was directed by julie taymor and premiered at the venice film festival in september 2010. Tempest is a kodi addon that lets you watch movies and tv shows. Jan 07, 2011 in writer, producer, and director julie taymors version of the tempest, the main character is now a woman named prospera dame helen mirren. It is a loosely based, modernday adaptation of the william shakespeare play the tempest. I loved taymors movie of titus andronicus called simply titus.
Dec 15, 2010 the only way to read shakespeares the tempest is as a farewell. The picture features john cassavetes, gena rowlands, susan sarandon, raul julia and molly ringwald in her feature film debut. The tempest is a 2010 american film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare, featuring helen mirren in the principal role of prospera. In this shakespearean fantastical thriller, the sorceress prospera switched from the original prospero orchestrates spirits, monsters, a griefstricken king. You cant ruin the tempest with shakespeare, and taymor gives us shakespeare. In this version, the gender of the main character, prospero, is changed from male to female. The tempest is a visually stunning production of shakespeares famous play, adapted by julie taymor. The tempest, regizor julie taymor, comedie,drama,fantastic,romantic,dragoste. Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, prospero and his daughter miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until fate brings the brother within the range of prosperos powers. We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a. Watch 5 movie clips from julie taymors the tempest plus 15 movie images. Ultimately though, the main joy of the movie is dame helen. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie.
Julie taymors the tempest is your new latenight drunken pizza. Released december 10th, 2010, the tempest stars dame helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou, ben whishaw the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 43 out. The tempest 2010 exiled prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, miranda. In this shakespearean fantastical thriller, the sorceress prospera switched from the original prospero orchestrates spirits. Many of the names are similar, but shakespeares play is about old age and aging with grace. Oct 30, 2019 this tutorial provides detailed instructions to install tempest addon on kodi 18 and kodi 17. In this version, the gender of the main character, prospero. Keeping in mind that the tempest was written by shakespeare as a play there are obvious parts of the text that simply are not effective when being recreated in a film. Dec 01, 2016 the tempest 2010 comedy, drama, fantasy julie taymor helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou. Tempest is a 1982 american adventure comedydrama romance film directed by paul mazursky. She appeared in gielguds role in the remake arthur 2011, which coincidentally also starred russell brand.
That makes this the first of two movies in which dame helen mirren succeeded gielgud. Dec 10, 2010 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the tempest 2010 near you. It is mostly faithful to the original play, but takes a few changes, the most notable is prospero being changed to prospera. Dec, 2010 julie taymors the tempest december, 2010. The tempest 2010 cast and crew cast photos and info. However, there is nothing particularly outstanding about the tempest. The tempest trailer 2010 trailer addict movie trailers. The film is directed by julie taymor and premiered at the venice film festival in september 2010. Prospera a female version of shakespeares prospero is the usurped ruler of milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter.