The Tempest
PG-13
Genre:
Action/Adventure,
Drama
In Theaters:
2010-12-10 00:00:00.0
The Tempest is a 2010 American comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, featuring Helen Mirren in the principal role of Prospera, David Strathairn as King Alonzo, Djimon Hounsou as Caliban, and Russell Brand as Trinculo. The film is directed by Julie Taymor and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2010.
Sandy Powell received an Academy Award for Best Costume Design nomination for this film, her ninth nomination.
Prospera, the duchess of Milan, is usurped by her brother Antonio and is cast off on a raft to die with her four-year-old daughter Miranda. They survive, finding themselves stranded on an island where the beast Caliban is the sole inhabitant. Prospera enslaves Caliban and claims the island. After 12 years, Alonso, the king of Naples, sails back to his kingdom from the marriage of his daughter to the prince of Tunisia, accompanied by his son Ferdinand and Antonio. Prospera, apprehending her chance for revenge, causes a tempest, wrecking the ship and stranding those on board on her island.
Director:
Julie Taymor
Screenplay:
Julie Taymor
,
William Shakespeare
Studio:
Touchstone
DVD Release:
2011-09-13 00:00:00.0
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