# Prospero's Books (1991)

> Peter Greenaway turns Shakespeare’s island romance into a sumptuous, disorienting meditation on magic, authorship, revenge, and the liberating power of art.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2895

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Peter Greenaway
- Cast: John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco, Tom Bell, Kenneth Cranham, Mark Rylance
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102722/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: surreal, baroque, theatrical, arthouse film night, shakespeare study

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