Adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. Prospera, the female form of the male role in the original story, is banished from Milan by her brother. She finds herself stranded on an island with her four-year-old daughter and the beast Caliban. After 12 years of isolation, she gets the chance to take her revenge on her sibling, by causing a storm that wrecks his ship and strands those on board. Show lessRead More »
Julie Taymor
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Julie Taymor – The Tempest (2010)
2001-2010ClassicsDramaJulie TaymorUSAWilliam Shakespeare -
Julie Taymor – Titus (1999)
1991-2000DramaJulie TaymorThrillerUnited KingdomWilliam ShakespeareTitus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.Read More »
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Julie Taymor – Frida (2002)
2001-2010ArthouseJulie TaymorQueer Cinema(s)USAFrida chronicles the life of artist Frida Kahlo (beautiful Salma Hayek) with her mentor and husband Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), as they took the art world by storm. From their own complex and enduring relationship to her illicit and controversial affair with Leon Trotsky, to her provocative and romantic entanglements with women, Frida Kahlo lived a bold and uncompromising life as a political, artistic, and sexual revolutionary. Also starring Ashley Judd and Antonio Banderas.Read More »