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UNITED KINGDOM · 1992

A Walk Through Prospero's Library

Peter Greenaway
literary analysis film direction classical mythology visual composition shakespearean adaptation
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Synopsis

A short made for TV with director Peter Greenaway discussing the dazzling 3.5 minute opening sequence from his film, 'Prospero's Books'. As Prospero (John Gielgud) walks through his library, Greenaway comments on the historical, mythological, biblical & fictional characters occupying the library.

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