The Tempest Director: Julie Taymor Writer: Julie Taymor Cast: Alan Cumming, Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand Distributor: Miramax Country: US Synopsis: In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the gender of Prospero has been switched to Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect. [Synopsis courtesy of imdb]
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AFI Fest
AFI Fest '09
The 19th Annual Florida Film Festival
April 9 - 18, 2010 Call For Entries SHORTS DEADLINE Late - Nov 20, 2009 FEATURES DEADLINE Early - Nov 6, 2009 Late - Dec 11, 2009 Click to submit: www.FloridaFilmFestival.com "The best regional festival I have ever attended." -- Eugene Hernandez, Editor-in-Chief, indieWIRE.com The Florida Film Festival is accredited as a qualifying festival for the Oscars(TM) in the category of live action short films. |