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The tempest [videorecording (DVD)] / directed by Derek Jarman ; produced by Don Boyd.

Contributor(s): Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994 | Boyd, Don, 1948 August 11- | Willcox, Toyah, 1958- | Williams, Heathcote | Johnson, Karl, 1948- | Bull, Peter, 1912-1984 | Warwick, Richard, 1945-1997 | Welch, Elisabeth | Birkett, Jack | Radclyffe, Sarah, 1950- | Ford, Guy | Schreiber, Mordecai | Walker, Lesley | Middleton, Peter | Hodgson, Brian | Lewis, John, 1920-2001 | Second Sight Films Ltd.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Second Sight, 2004Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (91, 27 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Contained works: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Tempest | Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994. Garden of Luxor., Motion picture | Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994. Art of mirrors., Motion picture.Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations | Feature films | Film adaptationsDDC classification: 791.43 JAR
Production Credits: Adapted for the screen and directed by Derek Jarman ; producers, Sarah Radclyffe, Guy Ford, Mordecai Schreiber ; editor, Lesley Walker ; cinematographer, Peter Middleton ; original music by Brian Hodgson, John Lewis.
Cast: Heathcote Williams, Karl Johnson, Toyah Willcox, Peter Bull, Richard Warwick, Elisabeth Welch, Jack Birkett.Summary: An interpretation of Shakespeare's play The Tempest, with elaborate staging and modern touches. It tells the story of Prospero, the magician, who lives with his daughter on an enchanted island and punishes his enemies when they are shipwrecked there. It's a study of sexual and political power in the guise of a fairy tale.
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General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library DVD 791.43 JAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00193833
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.

Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Special features: Commentary with Toyah Willcox, Peter Middleton (cinematographer) -- Extract from 'There we are John' (1993) : an interview with Derek Jarman -- Short silent films: 'Art of mirrors' (1973) and 'Garden of Luxor' (1972).

Adapted for the screen and directed by Derek Jarman ; producers, Sarah Radclyffe, Guy Ford, Mordecai Schreiber ; editor, Lesley Walker ; cinematographer, Peter Middleton ; original music by Brian Hodgson, John Lewis.

Heathcote Williams, Karl Johnson, Toyah Willcox, Peter Bull, Richard Warwick, Elisabeth Welch, Jack Birkett.

An interpretation of Shakespeare's play The Tempest, with elaborate staging and modern touches. It tells the story of Prospero, the magician, who lives with his daughter on an enchanted island and punishes his enemies when they are shipwrecked there. It's a study of sexual and political power in the guise of a fairy tale.

DVD, Dolby digital ; Region 0 ; Colour: PAL; aspect ratio 4:3; audio: mono.

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