Main Cast: Heathcote Williams, Karl Johnson, Jack Birkett, David Meyer, Elisabeth Welch
Release Year: 1979
Country: UK
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Plot
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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Peter Bull - Alonso; Richard Warwick - Antonio; Neil Cunningham - Sebastian; Christopher Biggins - Stephano; Peter Turner - Ttinculo; Claire Davenport - Sycorax; Paul Hecht; Kate Temple - Miranda (child); Helen Wellington-Lloyd - Spirit; Toyah Willcox - Miranda; Ken Campbell - Gonzalo
Credit
Sarah Radclyffe - Associate Producer, Derek Jarman - Director, Lesley Walker - Editor, Don Boyd - Executive Producer, Peter Middleton - Cinematographer, Don Boyd - Producer, Sarah Radclyffe - Producer, Derek Jarman - Screenwriter, William Shakespeare - Play Author
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