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Prospero's Books
Drama, Fantasy
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to baroque visual experimentation, literary fantasy, and emotionally layered stories about abandoning vengeance.
- Tone
- surreal, contemplative, cerebral
- Payoff
- wonder, reflection
- Pacing
- meditative
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- non-linear
- Themes
- exile, revenge, forgiveness, power, reconciliation
- Setting
- early modern era, enchanted island court and theatrical dreamscape