Rent The Tempest (1979)
3.5 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Hailed as one of the most successful adaptations of Shakespeare, Derek Jarman's 'The Tempest' is also, unsurprisingly, one of the most unconventional. Though keeping the essence of the text, the film's greatness lies in Jarman's skill at creating a visually stunning, erotically charged world of haunting imagery. Flamboyant, highly atmospheric and full of Jarman's punk era attitude, the famous finale, in which Elisabeth Welch sings 'Stormy Weather' surrounded by sailors, is one of the most memorable, and campest moments in British cinema history.
- Actors:
- Peter Bull, David Meyer, Neil Cunningham, Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox, Richard Warwick, Karl Johnson, Jack Birkett, Christopher Biggins, Peter Turner, Ken Campbell, Elisabeth Welch, Claire Davenport, Kate Temple, Helen Wellington-Lloyd, Angela Whittingham
- Directors:
- Derek Jarman
- Producers:
- Guy Ford, Mordecai Shreiber
- Writers:
- Derek Jarman, William Shakespeare
- Studio:
- Second Sight Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like All Is True, A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, Drama Films & TV, Films to Watch If You Like..., That's All Fawkes! Top 10 Films Set in the Stuart Era, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Jazz Calendar (1968)
- Sebastiane: A Work in Progress
- The Making of Sebastiane (1975)
- 3 of Jarman's Super 8 films
- 7 x newly recorded interviews
- 8 x archive interviews
- 3 x original UK trailers
- Audio commentary on Caravaggio
- Derek Jarman: The Films that Never Were
- 12 x image galleries
- And more
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