DVD
The tempest
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (OSH)
Languages
In English or Spanish, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Helen Mirren, Russell Brand, Reeve Carney, Tom Conti, Chris Cooper, Alan Cumming, Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Alfred Molina, David Strathairn, Ben Whishaw.
Publication Information
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2011.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some nudity, suggestive content and scary images.
Summary
A modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge.
Notes
Adapted from the play by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Raising The tempest ; Julie Taymor audio commentary ; Annotated Shakespeare ; "O mistress mine" music video ; Russell Brand rehearsal riff.
Subjects
- Magicians > Drama.
- Magic > Drama.
- Mothers and daughters > Drama.
- Islands > Drama.
- Shipwreck victims > Drama.
- Shipwrecks > Drama.
- Political refugees > Drama.
- Revenge > Drama.
- Man-woman relationships > Drama.
- Kings and rulers > Drama.
- Spirits > Drama.
- Monsters > Drama.
- Enslaved persons > Drama
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
- Alonso (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Caliban (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.