The Tempest

1979

Action / Drama / Fantasy

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1408 1.4K

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Plot summary

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

Director

Derek Jarman Photo
Derek Jarman

Top cast

David Meyer Photo
David Meyer as Ferdinand, his son
Jack Birkett Photo
Jack Birkett as Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Toyah Willcox Photo
Toyah Willcox as Miranda, his daughter
Richard Warwick Photo
Richard Warwick as Antonio, his brother
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772.87 MB
988*720
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 1
1.48 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Derek Jarman's The Tempest is a thrillingly bizarre

Derek Jarman's The Tempest is a thrillingly bizarre adaptation of the Shakespeare play, opting for a minimalistic, insular production similar to his other work that works well given the fact that the story takes place entirely on an island. A father attempts to marry his daughter off in order to regain some of the social and monetary status he lost in recent years and in the process, he comes into contact with several strange characters who add some flair to what could've been a truly droll drama in the hands of the wrong director. As usual, Jarman's art decoration is impeccable, his signature dramatic lightening and cluttered rooms allowing for a more experimental and dream-like final product than what usually comes out of adaptations of Shakespeare's work. While it may not be one of his best films, but it's certainly one of his most fascinating.
Reviewed by R T 9 / 10

Completely bizzare but amazing: genuinely influenced and enriched

Completely bizzare but amazing: genuinely influenced and enriched my understanding and enjoyment of one of my favourite Shakespeares. Entertaining and disturbing in a way I feel it is sometimes meant to be with so many unique ideas and images. Loved it.
Reviewed by R T 3 / 10

And the fly returns. Prospero has been banished

And the fly returns. Prospero has been banished to an island to live with his virgin daughter. His brother, the king of Naples, was the one who banished him. One inauspicious day the King's son becomes stranded on the island and the slave of Prospero. In the process, the king's son and Prospero's daughter fall in love. As Prospero tries to decide what to do about the couple, Prospero's servants are plotting to over throw him. "This blue eyed hag was hither brought with child." Derek Jarman, director of The Last of England, Aria, Edward II, Glitterburg, Blue, Caravaggio, The Garden, War Requiem, and The Angelic Conversation, delivers The Tempest. The storyline for this picture had potential but was delivered a bit too eccentric for my taste. The acting was over the top and the cast includes Karl Johnson, Peter Bull, and Toya Willcox. "It's like is empty and all of the devils are here." I DVR'd this picture off Turner Classic Movies (TCM) based on its interesting plot. This was nothing like I thought it would be. The idea of a story about a man and his daughter fighting for survival on an island sounded like it had potential; well, this was pretty awful. I'd skip this picture and I have no idea how it landed on TCM. "Like a nymph from the sea." Grade: D+
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