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Title: Tempest (1982)
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| John Cassavetes | ... | Phillip | |
| Gena Rowlands | ... | Antonia | |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Aretha Tomalin | |
| Vittorio Gassman | ... | Alonzo | |
| Raul Julia | ... | Kalibanos | |
| Molly Ringwald | ... | Miranda | |
| Sam Robards | ... | Freddy | |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Phillip's Father | |
| Jackie Gayle | ... | Trinc | |
| Anthony Holland | ... | Sebastian | |
| Jerry Hardin | ... | Harry | |
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Lucianne Buchanan | ... | Dolores |
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Vassilis Glezakos | ... | Greek Boat Captain |
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Sergio Nicolai | ... | First Sailor |
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Luigi Laezza | ... | Second Sailor |
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A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remote Greek island where he hopes to conjure meaning into his life - trying the patience of his new girlfriend and angst-ridden teenage daughter. Written by David Parker
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Phillip Dimitrius: Son-of-a-bitch! What I wouldn't give for a different nightmare.
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Writer-director Paul Mazursky had been fascinated by William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" all his life and had mulled over this film project for a decade. See more »Goofs
When a helicopter lands in Manhattan, in the last scene of the film, Philip steps out with a haircut in continuity with the early part of the story, set "18 months ago". Since the time on the island takes place 18 months later, over a 24 hour cycle, his hair should be short and gray when he lands, instead of longer and darker. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Phillip Dimitrius: Son-of-a-bitch! What I wouldn't give for a different nightmare.
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24 September 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
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I've often heard people express disappointment that Mazursky's "Tempest" has little to do with Shakespeare's original. In my opinion, that is both true and false, but most of all, it's a bad starting point for offering critique. A work of art should never be criticised for what it isn't, but for what it is. The movie "Tempest" is nothing like a faithful rendition of the play, but to my mind, it is faithful to Shakespeare's work in spirit. What "Tempest" is, then, is perhaps one of the most successful experimental films of all time. No, not experimental as in hand- held camera and mumbled dialogue, but experimental as in exploring the convolutions of a story without undue regard for box office earnings. Mazursky's Tempest is epic, sad, realistic, joyous, full of life, but most of all, it is imaginative. Cassavetes portrayal of Philip/Prospero is in itself worth a 10/10 rating, and when you add Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, a wonderfully deep Molly Ringwald, Raul Julia, the dialogue, the music and the exquisitely suggestive little tableaux scattered throughout the picture... I rest my case. One of the best movies of the 80's. Don't miss it.