Walk Through Prospero’s Library, A

Synopsis

Experimental short. A treatment of the 3.5 minute passage from the opening of PROSPERO’S BOOKS showing Prospero walking through his library. The footage of Prospero is shown three times and on each showing Greenaway identifies and comments on the 100 historical and fictional characters populating the library.

Language

English

Country

Germany

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1992

Duration

23 mins

Availability

No archive copy or distributor known (7/2007).

Credits

Director

Peter Greenaway

Producer

Thomas W. Klinger

Cinematographer

Sacha Vierny

Music

Philip Glass

Costume

Dien van Straalen; Ellen Lens

Art Direction

Ben van Os

Cast

John Gielgud

Prospero

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Tempest, The

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

Prospero’s Books

Notes

Notes

The short is contained within the documentary PETER GREENAWAY (1992) produced in Holland and directed by Greenaway - no distributor has been found (9/2007).

Production Company

Name

Allarts