The Tempest (2010 film)
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| Directed by | Julie Taymor |
| Produced by | Julie Taymor Robert Chartoff Lynn Hendee Julia Taylor-Stanley Jason K. Lau |
| Screenplay by | Julie Taymor |
| Based on |
The Tempest by William Shakespeare |
| Starring |
Helen Mirren Russell Brand Reeve Carney Tom Conti Chris Cooper Alan Cumming Djimon Hounsou Felicity Jones Alfred Molina David Strathairn Ben Whishaw |
| Music by | Elliot Goldenthal |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Edited by | Françoise Bonnot |
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Touchstone Pictures
Miramax Films Chartoff/Hendee Productions TalkStory Productions Artemis Films Mumbai Mantra Media Limited |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $346,594 |
The Tempest is a 2010 American film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, featuring Helen Mirren in the principal role of Prospera. The film is directed by Julie Taymor and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2010.
Although The Tempest received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, Sandy Powell received her ninth Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.
Shakespeare's epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, Prospero, changed from male to female.
The film, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, is written and directed by Julie Taymor. The play's main character is Prospero, who is male in the original play. Taymor explained the casting decision, "I didn't really have a male actor that excited me in mind, and yet there had been a couple of phenomenal females – Helen Mirren being one of them – who [made me think]: 'My God, does this play change? What happens if you make that role into a female role?'" Taymor held a reading and found that the story could accommodate the change of gender without being gimmicky.
In Shakespeare's play, Prospero was the Duke of Milan. In the adaptation, Prospera is the wife of the Duke. She is "more overtly wronged" than Prospero; when the duke dies, Prospera's brother Antonio (played by Chris Cooper) accuses her of killing him with witchcraft. Antonio makes the accusation to be rid of Prospera and claim her royal title. Taymor said, "She had her whole life taken away from her because she was a woman." Prospero wants to prevent the same thing from happening to her daughter.
Principal photography took place around volcanic areas of the big island of Hawaii and Lanai.
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