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Prometheus

  • 19981998
  • 2h 10m
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6.6/10
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Prometheus (1998)
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Prometheus is a contemporary quest story set in end-of-millennium Britain and continental Europe. It asks what humanity has made of Prometheus' gift of fire - energy, technology, expertise, ... Read allPrometheus is a contemporary quest story set in end-of-millennium Britain and continental Europe. It asks what humanity has made of Prometheus' gift of fire - energy, technology, expertise, but also destruction, pollution and war.Prometheus is a contemporary quest story set in end-of-millennium Britain and continental Europe. It asks what humanity has made of Prometheus' gift of fire - energy, technology, expertise, but also destruction, pollution and war.
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  • Director
    • Tony Harrison
  • Writer
    • Tony Harrison
  • Stars
    • Michael Feast
    • Walter Sparrow
    • Fern Smith
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      The statue of Prometheus that is built in the film weighed 1.2 tonnes and was covered in 4,800 sheets of gold leaf paper. It now lives in writer-director Tony Harrison's garden - he refers to it as his "garden gnome".

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    9/10
    Brilliant poetic take on the defeat of the UK working class
    I saw this film when it was released in the cinemas many years ago and don't know how I might see it again. It was probably one of the least commercial films to be made by Film Four, with a big chunk of Arts Council money. It would probably seem incomprehensible to many people but for those of us who grew up in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s, it makes a lot of sense. The film looks back over sixty years of European history and politics; the actors speak completely in verse; it's intelligent and darkly funny. It's unlike other film I've ever seen. It does have the quality of a lecture or political discourse and that isn't why a lot of people go to see movies but for those people interested in art that really pushes the boundaries and that requires thought then it's definitely worth a watch.
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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
      • German
      • Bulgarian
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      • Arts Council of England
      • Film Four
      • Holmes Associates
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      2 hours 10 minutes
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