The Tempest [Blu-ray]

Director: Derek Jarman Derek Jarman

Overview

Filmed in 1979 and released publicly one year later, The Tempest is an abstract 16-millimeter feature film based loosely on the "magical" Shakespeare play. Director/writer Derek Jarman also throws in a few Shakespearean sonnets when the spirit moves him. Essentially, Jarman uses the material as the basis for a homosexual metaphor, most notably in the Prospero/Caliban relationship. He would further elaborate this concept in his next film, The Angelic Conversation. Jarman's The Tempest by its very nature speaks to a small, specialized audience.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2012
UPC:	0738329101022
Original Release:	1979
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kino Lorber
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	32,414

Special Features

Three rare short films by Derek Jarman: Journey to Avebury (1971); Garden of Luxor (1972); Art of Mirrors (1973)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Heathcote Williams	Prospero
Karl Johnson	Ariel
Jack Birkett	Caliban
Toyah Willcox	Miranda
David Meyer	Ferdinand
Peter Bull	Alonso
Richard Warwick	Antonio
Ken Campbell	Gonzalo
Neil Cunningham	Sebastian
Christopher Biggins	Stephano
Peter Turner	Trinculo
Claire Davenport	Sycorax
Elisabeth Welch	A Goddess,Actor
Kate Temple	Young Miranda
Helen Wellington-Lloyd	A Spirit
Angela Whittingham	A Spirit
Paul Hecht	Actor
Brian Hodgson	Composer
John Lewis	Composer

Technical Credits

Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman	Director,Screenwriter
Guy Ford	Producer
Sarah Radclyffe	Producer
Mordecai Shreiber	Producer
Don Boyd	Executive Producer,Producer