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  • Actors: Peter Bull, David Meyer, Neil Cunningham, Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox
  • Directors: Derek Jarman
  • Format: Colour, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Kino
  • DVD Release Date: 10 April 2000
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305739862
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 72,717 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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56 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Jarman brings glamour to Shakespeare - a must see, 23 Dec 2003
By S. BENNETT "steviebhh" (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
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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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36 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment reigns!, 27 May 2005
By Mrs. Sheila M. H. Baggott "SheCat" (Bromsgrove, England) - See all my reviews
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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 unrecognisable and overall the whole thing was very slow. The raucous laughter of Christpher Biggins' character drowned out everyone else except Caliban who really was an uncouth monster (a good performance).Prospero conjuring up the storm in his sleep could barely be heard and the scenes were so DARK! I dislike filming in the dark to try to give atmosphere rather than actual performances and the setting was practically obscured because of this. The costumes were unusual and added to the outre feeling. I had heard of Derek Jarman before but he is (or was)not for me. The characters all seemed to be miming to a previously recorded soundtrack and if this was intended it succeeded very well. I thought that Toyah Wilcox was great but her performance was wasted because of the attempt at feyness by the director. The whole thing was more like a very dark nightmare than a fairy tale, again it succeeded very well if this was the intent. I have left Ariel to last because I have played this character and the beautiful poetry I loved was almost lost in performance by weird phrasing. The best thing was Prosperos' final speech which fulfilled its design. If you like cinema noir you might enjoy this, I didn't.
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22 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Ghastly, awful, a complete travesty, 26 Sep 2006
By G. Hamilton-Gill (Londn, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tempest [DVD] [1979] (DVD)
I found nothing to appeal in this 'Tempest' adaptation. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the staging. It turned a magical and appealing play into a slow, disagreeable, agonising torture. It was almost impossible to follow the plot, much less make sense of the characters or the major issues explored in such depth in this last play of Shakespeare's. It's such a shame. What a waste of talent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars superb interpretation if you already know the play
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. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Andrew Cowie

1.0 out of 5 stars 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 10 months ago by T. Hounsom

1.0 out of 5 stars 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

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