Review of Prospero's Books (1991) by Ian J — 28 Nov 2007

De nuevo el gran genio de greenaway, la mÃºsica, las imÃ¡genes , que forma mÃ¡s perfecta de llevar a la pantalla una obra de shakespeare.

This review of Prospero's Books (1991) was written by Ian J on 28 Nov 2007.

Prospero's Books has generally received positive reviews.

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It'll take me a few years to understand... but beautiful nevertheless…

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