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By Greg M (387) on 28 Jul 2008

The greatest injustice to this great fim is that it is still not out on DVD…

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By David J (1,942) on 10 Jul 2008

Perenially pretentious Peter Greenaway presents a visually audacious deconstruction of Shakespeare's The Tempest...and succeeds amazingly well…

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By Jayden ; (110) on 07 Jul 2008

This is a masterpiece of art; a moving fresco…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 02 Jul 2008

The product of a feverish, overflowing imagination, this almost impossibly dense take on The Tempest displays both the director's audacious…

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By Jared W (122) on 26 Jun 2008

drawings of a naked man and a naked woman. Everything else is conjecture…

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By Halah (19) on 25 Jun 2008

Award winning. Gorgeous adaption. Thought-provoking. The dialogue is too artistically muffled to clearly hear…

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By Bryan W (959) on 11 May 2008

Only a genius could say Bo's'n 14 times, every one different, every one meaningful. And wasn't Michael Clark amazing…

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By Nalle M (4) on 09 Apr 2008

You don't need to understand it - just watch it…

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By Sheila B (37) on 28 Feb 2008

As with all Greenaway, it can seem to be a bit snooty- but it is worth it to watch the luscious way he plays off of The Tempest…

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By Darryl C (231) on 16 Feb 2008

Another visual stuner from peter greenaway with many of the elements that make 'the cook the thief...' so audacious and bold…

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By Julian W (170) on 21 Jan 2008

Shakespeare on really good LSD. greenaway delivers even more than usual of a visual banquet of set design, costumes and cinematography…

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By Brian N (300) on 18 Jan 2008

I can't really say more than My Favorite film all time. I would go on for hours if I could…

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Review of Prospero's Books (1991)

By J K (1,547) on 15 Jan 2008

Sir John Gielgud was one of the 20 greatest actors in history, cinematic or on stage. Worth a viewing…

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By Matt P (653) on 09 Jan 2008

This was quite a film…

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Review of Prospero's Books (1991)

By Eileen M (98) on 07 Jan 2008

I really liked this. Of course I've liked every Peter Greenaway film I've seen so that probably doesn't say much…

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By Thomas M (1,117) on 13 Dec 2007

The masterpiece from greenaway, the masterpiece OS by nyman, a baroc firework that never stops…

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By Luis G (526) on 05 Dec 2007

The last Greenaway I remember seeing; certainly one of his best…

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Review of Prospero's Books (1991)

By Ian J (165) on 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…

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By Joaquin B (3) on 13 Nov 2007

The full realisation of Greenaway's vision. The movie is like hundreds of renaissance paintings stacked in front of you in rapid succession…

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Review of Prospero's Books (1991)

By Paul F (655) on 31 Oct 2007

It's like.... somebody's spreading your butt for eternity…

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