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Mega-Rare Japan Widescreen LaserDisc Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Gatefold Jacket with OBI

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John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco, Mark Rylance in...

Prospero's Books

( Catalog Number PILF7190 )
(1.78:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Prospero's Books
1991 - 126 min. - Color
Genre: Fantasy
Rated R
Country: Japan

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
The story of the former Duke of Milan, Prospero, exiled with his daughter Miranda to a tiny island. There, with the help of mystical books brought with him in his flight, the magician Prospero summons incredible powers in vengeance against his enemies.  Based on Shakespeare's last play, "The Tempest."

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Puzzle-master Peter Greenaway exposes another aspect of his peculiar obsessions to the filmgoing public. Prospero's Books uses Shakespeare as a foundation and then skips along to define its own lush territory. The books of the title are briefly referenced in The Tempest -- Prospero is a magician who gets to keep only a small fragment of his enormous library when he is exiled with his daughter to an enchanted island. In the film, Prospero is played by Sir John Gielgud. Indeed, everybody is voiced by Gielgud as he describes the events that unfold. But mostly, he describes the books, and as he does, the screen fills with florid calligraphies, astonishing diagrams, extravagant paintings, and lots and lots of naked people. ~ John Voorhees, Rovi

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Cast for Prospero's Books

John Gielgud
Michael Clark
Michel Blanc
Erland Josephson
Isabelle Pasco
Tom Bell
Kenneth Cranham
Mark Rylance
Gerard Thoolen
Pierre Bokma
Jim van der Woude
Michiel Romeyn
Orpheo
Paul Russell
James Thiérrée
Emil Wolk
Marie Angel
Ute Lemper
Deborah Conway

Crew for Prospero's Books

Producer Philippe Carcassonne
Producer Masato Hara
Producer Kees Kasander
Producer Kees Kasander
Producer Michel Seydoux
Producer Denis Wigman
Producer Roland Wigman
Cinematographer Sacha Vierny
Composer Michael Nyman
Director Peter Greenaway
Editor Marina Bodbijl
Michael Clark
Milfid Ellis
Jacques Janssen
Han Ing Lim
Caitlin Maynard
Maggie McMahon
Roger Phillips
Eve Ramboz
Kayo Sakurai
Karine Saporta
Trix van Alphen
Production Designer Ben van Os
Production Designer Jan Roelfs
Writer William Shakespeare
Writer Peter Greenaway

Feature Details

Title: Prospero's Books
Feature Release Date: 1991
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 126 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.78:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: PILF7190
Manufacturer: Pioneer Japan
Publisher: Herald Films

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: Japan
Video Format: NTSC

Model: PILF7190
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Mega-Rare Japan Widescreen LaserDisc

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Gatefold Jacket with OBI

John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco, Mark Rylance in...

Prospero's Books

( Catalog Number PILF7190 )
(1.78:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LDs

Prospero's Books
1991 - 126 min. - Color
Genre: Fantasy
Rated R
Country: Japan

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
The story of the former Duke of Milan, Prospero, exiled with his daughter Miranda to a tiny island. There, with the help of mystical books brought with him in his flight, the magician Prospero summons incredible powers in vengeance against his enemies.  Based on Shakespeare's last play, "The Tempest."

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Puzzle-master Peter Greenaway exposes another aspect of his peculiar obsessions to the filmgoing public. Prospero's Books uses Shakespeare as a foundation and then skips along to define its own lush territory. The books of the title are briefly referenced in The Tempest -- Prospero is a magician who gets to keep only a small fragment of his enormous library when he is exiled with his daughter to an enchanted island. In the film, Prospero is played by Sir John Gielgud. Indeed, everybody is voiced by Gielgud as he describes the events that unfold. But mostly, he describes the books, and as he does, the screen fills with florid calligraphies, astonishing diagrams, extravagant paintings, and lots and lots of naked people. ~ John Voorhees, Rovi

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Cast for Prospero's Books

John Gielgud
Michael Clark
Michel Blanc
Erland Josephson
Isabelle Pasco
Tom Bell
Kenneth Cranham
Mark Rylance
Gerard Thoolen
Pierre Bokma
Jim van der Woude
Michiel Romeyn
Orpheo
Paul Russell
James Thiérrée
Emil Wolk
Marie Angel
Ute Lemper
Deborah Conway

Crew for Prospero's Books

Producer Philippe Carcassonne
Producer Masato Hara
Producer Kees Kasander
Producer Kees Kasander
Producer Michel Seydoux
Producer Denis Wigman
Producer Roland Wigman
Cinematographer Sacha Vierny
Composer Michael Nyman
Director Peter Greenaway
Editor Marina Bodbijl
Michael Clark
Milfid Ellis
Jacques Janssen
Han Ing Lim
Caitlin Maynard
Maggie McMahon
Roger Phillips
Eve Ramboz
Kayo Sakurai
Karine Saporta
Trix van Alphen
Production Designer Ben van Os
Production Designer Jan Roelfs
Writer William Shakespeare
Writer Peter Greenaway

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