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. The tempest stars helen mirren, russell brand, alfred molina, djimon hounsou. Oct 30, 2019 this tutorial provides detailed instructions to install tempest addon on kodi 18 and kodi 17. 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. The tempest is a visually stunning production of shakespeares famous play, adapted by julie taymor.
Chris cooper and djimon hounsou also appear in these shots from julie taymors adaptation of shakespeares classic story. 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. However, there is nothing particularly outstanding about the tempest. Dec 15, 2010 the only way to read shakespeares the tempest is as a farewell. Watch 5 movie clips from julie taymors the tempest plus 15 movie images. How to install tempest kodi addon easy stepbystep guide. In taymors version, prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her fouryear daughter on a ship. 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 is an enjoyable production and is reminiscent of the chinese fantasy comedy romance genre of films. The tempest 2010 exiled prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, miranda. 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 gender of prospero has been switched to prospera. Director julie taymors genderswapping of roles and some frenzied special effects cant quite disguise an. The picture features john cassavetes, gena rowlands, susan sarandon, raul julia and molly ringwald in her feature film debut. When prosperos usurping brother sails by the island, prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives. Melinda sue gordon helen mirrens performance in the lead role is the best thing about a misguided new movie based on shakespeares the tempest.
In this shakespearean fantastical thriller, the sorceress prospera switched from the original prospero orchestrates spirits, monsters, a griefstricken king. The installation instructions are applicable to all the kodi devices including your amazon firestick, android tv box, raspberry pi, linux, windows, mac and more. Messing around with shakespeare is the bedeviling vice of directors. Financial analysis of the tempest 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
In julie taymors version of the tempest, the main character is now a woman named prospera. Tempests relationship with shakespeares play is tenuous. Many of the names are similar, but shakespeares play is about old age and aging with grace. Tempest is a kodi addon that lets you watch movies and tv shows. Julie taymor brings her theatrical exuberance to a new film version of the. The main thrust of the tempest is revenge, as prospera tries to get even with those who wronged her years before. The tempest trailer 2010 trailer addict movie trailers. Julie taymors faithful film version 2010 of the tempest brings seamless cgi dramatizations and high production values to the original shakespeare play.
That makes this the first of two movies in which dame helen mirren succeeded gielgud. It is a loosely based, modernday adaptation of the william shakespeare play the tempest. Going back to the sixteenth or seventeenth century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. The tempest 2010 comedy, drama, fantasy julie taymor helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou. The tempest 2010 tt1274300 an adaptation of the play by william shakespeare. In this shakespearean fantastical thriller, the sorceress prospera switched from the original prospero orchestrates spirits. Rent the tempest 2010 starring helen mirren and felicity jones on dvd and bluray. The tempest, regizor julie taymor, comedie,drama,fantastic,romantic,dragoste.
Far less daring than her 1999 titus, which took an electrifying, stylized approach of a lesserknown play, the tempest in comparison looks disappointingly middleoftheroad. The tempest 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. I loved taymors movie of titus andronicus called simply titus. Dec 10, 2010 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the tempest 2010 near you. Dec 01, 2016 the tempest 2010 comedy, drama, fantasy julie taymor helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou. It is certainly present in the latest filmed version of the tempest. The film is directed by julie taymor and premiered at the venice film festival in september 2010. The film was directed by julie taymor and premiered at the venice film festival in september 2010.
Rent the tempest 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. You cant ruin the tempest with shakespeare, and taymor gives us shakespeare. Dec 04, 2010 watch 5 movie clips from julie taymors the tempest plus 15 movie images. The movie is a visual stew whose musical sauce, full of lumps and clashing flavors, is provided by elliot goldenthal, ms. In this version, the gender of the main character, prospero, is changed from male to female. Julie taymors the tempest is your new latenight drunken pizza. She appeared in gielguds role in the remake arthur 2011, which coincidentally also starred russell brand. 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. The tempest is a 2010 film adaption of william shakespeares the tempest directed by julie taymor of titus and the lion king fame.
And the tempest, perhaps his most overtly magical play, must. Roger ebert december 15, 2010 tweet the only way to read shakespeares the tempest is as a farewell. The tempest 2010 helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon hounsou. We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a. 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. I loved the scene when miranda first meets ferdinand mirrens ironic. Tempest s relationship with shakespeares play is tenuous.
The tempest is a 2010 american film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. It is my favorite of all his plays, containing a line i embrace as my consolation. Dec 10, 2010 the movie is a visual stew whose musical sauce, full of lumps and clashing flavors, is provided by elliot goldenthal, ms. 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. Most of the characters behave selfishly and squabble amongst themselves. 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. I enjoyed watching this newer version of shakespeares play, the tempest. It is mostly faithful to the original play, but takes a few changes, the most notable is prospero being changed to prospera. 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 helen mirren, felicity jones, djimon. The tempest 2010 cast and crew cast photos and info. 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. This is the kind of confusing trailer that makes you think that watching the movie wont make anything less confusing. The tempest 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dec, 2010 julie taymors the tempest december, 2010. Tempest is a 1982 american adventure comedydrama romance film directed by paul mazursky. I showed scenes of this movie to my high school students after reading each act of the play. Librivox recording of the tempest by william shakespeare. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. The only way to read shakespeares the tempest is as a farewell.
The tempest photos featuring russell brand and helen mirren nov 10, 2010. Ultimately though, the main joy of the movie is dame helen. She plays cruel tricks on her visitors and eventually gets everything she wants. Prospera a female version of shakespeares prospero is the usurped ruler of milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter.
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