Prospero's Books: A Film of Shakespeare's the Tempest
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This book of the film "Prospero's Books" includes the full screenplay as well as Greenaway's detailed descriptions of the sets, action and visual effects. The film's cast includes Sir John Gielgud as... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0941423603
ISBN13:9780941423601
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:Four Walls Eight Windows
Length:168 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.4" x 10.6"
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A Magical Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
All in all, a magical book. The 24 books thrown into the leaky vessel that took Prospero into exile are the starting point of Peter Greenaway's screen adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." This edition brings together beautifully detailed descriptions of the books themselves, the sets, action and visual effects, illustrated with stills and Greenaway's own drawings. Greenaway's surrealistic film may be difficult for some, however, this book opens the doors to his magic. He describes each of the books, then presents a scene by scene account of the entire film. Well illustrated, but it could have been three times larger! Highly recommended.
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