Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan
Heathcote Williams
Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan
The Tempest
““We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.””
5.7
1979
1h 35m
DramaFantasy
Director: Derek Jarman
Overview
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.
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Cast
Miranda, his daughter
Toyah Willcox
Miranda, his daughter
Ariel, an airy spirit
Karl Johnson
Ariel, an airy spirit
Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Jack Birkett
Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Alonso, the King of Naples
Peter Bull
Alonso, the King of Naples
Ferdinand, his son
David Meyer
Ferdinand, his son
Sebastian, his brother
Neil Cunningham
Sebastian, his brother
Antonio, his brother
Richard Warwick
Antonio, his brother
Stephano, a drunken mariner
Christopher Biggins
Stephano, a drunken mariner
Trinculo, his friend
Peter Turner
Trinculo, his friend
Gonzalo, an honest councillor
Ken Campbell
Gonzalo, an honest councillor
A Goddess
Elisabeth Welch
A Goddess
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Elisabeth Welch - ‘Stormy Weather’
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Mark Kermode reviews The Tempest (1979) | BFI Player