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THE TEMPEST

Derek Jarman | 95 min | United Kingdom | 1979

A typically idiosyncratic approach to Shakespeare from Jarman, whose sense of artistic license with the material comes closer to the enchantment (and eroticism) of the play than other rigidly “respectful” screen adaptations. Campy, vivacious, and over the top, Jarman revivifies the Bard, rescuing him from fusty fidelity.


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