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The Tempest (Toyah Wilcox) [DVD]
 
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The Tempest (Toyah Wilcox) [DVD]

Peter Bull (Actor), David Meyer (Actor), Derek Jarman (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Peter Bull, David Meyer, Neil Cunningham, Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox
  • Directors: Derek Jarman
  • Writers: Derek Jarman, William Shakespeare
  • Producers: Don Boyd, Guy Ford, Mordecai Shreiber, Sarah Radclyffe
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Second Sight
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Feb 2004
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00014W9WC
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,038 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I originally saw this film at the cinema in 1979 and I found it dark, scary and disturbing. it still is, but now I know the play I can understand why. Jarman's Tempest is the story of Miranda's growth from girlhood to woman; Prospero has retreated to a world of ideas but it is cold and loveless, he condemns Caliban as a monster but all Jarman's Caliban is guilty of is possessing carnal appetites, the same appetites which Miranda is starting to discover for herself. This is no island paradise but a prison which is brought to life by the arrival of the shipwreck survivors and which they, and the audience, are glad to escape from.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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SHAKESPEARE PURISTS WILL PROBABLY HATE THIS FILM BUT IT IS DEREK JARMAN AT HIS IRRITATING BEST.
RE-IMAGINED AND CLEVERLY FILMED IT IS AS MUCH THE BARD AS "SHAKESPEARE'S BOOKS" ALTHOUGH IT LACKS THE GRAVITAS OF JOHN GIELGUD.
THE CAST OBVIOUSLY ENJOY THEMSELVES,THERE ARE SOME VERY FUNNY CAMP MOMENTS AND ELIZABETH WELSH ENDING THE FILM SURROUNDED BY DANCING SAILORS SINGING "STORMY WEATHER" IS INSPIRED.

BUT IF YOU LIKE YOUR BARD AS PER STRATFORD UPON AVON STAY AWAY!
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63 of 70 people found the following review helpful
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Finally a UK DVD release for this brilliant adaptation of The Tempest.

Fans of Jarman will recognise a few faces from his 'Jubilee' a few years before, in particular Toyah Willcox, who at the time was just starting out in the rock world, puts in an enviable performance as Prospero's daughter Miranda and this aside from her more recent theatre work is her best performance - notably winning her a best newcomer nomination at the time.

It was brave of Jarman to have seen a potential Miranda from the orange haired punk pyromaniac of Jubilee and thank goodness he did. Heathcote Williams is a convincing prospero holding order over his monstrous servant Caliban (Orlando) who fancies the island for himself, only to end up looking rather drunken and foolish with Christopher Biggins (well who wouldn't!).

If you are expecting a traditional Shakespearian luvvy type film you may be dissapointed. Jarmans's film really does capture the 'sounds and sweet airs' of the island, with the eeriness dramatically contrasted by some brilliant moments such as Elisabeth Welch's amazing finale of 'Stormy Weather' possibly the beautifully campest thing ever seen in Shakespeare.

Let's hope this sparks more of the very much missed Jarman on DVD, and also that it reminds people that Toyah is much more than just 'that woman who sang It's A Mystery'. A beautiful film.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Jarmanic Verses
Bold, highly unconventional, and partially successful, 'The Tempest' may use Shakespeare's text as its backbone, but this work very much has the stamp of Jarman on it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. D Burin
Wreck in the name of gaity.
Of historical interest, I suppose, but the subtlety of Shakespeare's text is massacred in the cause of heavy-handed homosexuality. Tedious and incomprehensible in parts.
Published 6 months ago by Philjoy
A quirky triumph
Forget the negative comments. The Tempest is unclassifiable - awkward, patchy, illogical, genuinely haunting and unpredictible. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2009 by allwillbewell
A Curse on Jarman
A curse on Jarman for creating not just a bad version of 'The Tempest' but a complete traversty which manages to lose ALL of the magic, replacing it with boredom.
Published on 30 Dec 2008 by T. Hounsom
Guaranteed to put you off Shakespeare
I usually grit my teeth and see things through, but with this film I hadn't the courage. Its start was slow, dreary and pretty much inaudible. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2007 by Laura Robertson
Ghastly, awful, a complete travesty
I found nothing to appeal in this 'Tempest' adaptation. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the staging. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2006 by G. Hamilton-Gill
Disappointment reigns!
I expected great things from this film having read the reviews but boy! was I disappointed? The greatest thing about Shakespeare is the language and at times this was almost... Read more
Published on 27 May 2005 by Mrs. Sheila M. H. Baggott
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