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      Tempest

      PG Released Aug 13, 1982 2 hr. 25 min. Comedy List
      55% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 73% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Based on Shakespeare's famed play, this modern update finds American architect Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes) splitting from his wife, Antonia (Gena Rowlands), and relocating to a Greek island. Joining him is his new lover, Aretha Tomalin (Susan Sarandon), and his daughter, Miranda (Molly Ringwald), as well as the island's only other resident, the reclusive Kalibanos (Raul Julia). Eventually more people arrive, and they just happen to be Antonia and her new boyfriend, with his son in tow. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 12 Buy Now

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      John The best thing about the movie was that it didn't blame Shakespeare anywhere in the credits. Forbidden Planet was a lot closer to The Tempest. This was a lame Harlequin Romance using the name to con people into sitting through it to see if there was any reason for the title. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review crustina d Too unnecessarily strenuous to absorb as a viewer. Not too brilliant to understand, merely too boring to care. There is so much that is good about this film, however, and for that, it is worth the watch. Just be prepared to skip ahead now and again. Excellent cast, masterful writer/director, but falls flat. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Best film ever, modern version óf Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST, about a successful man experiencing mid-life crisis. Great chemistry that feels real. Filmed in Manhattan, Atlantic City & Greece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautifully shot! Amazing performances. Mesmerizing locations and sets. Very entertaining film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Jesse D A very boring movie set in beautiful greece and new York Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/28/21 Full Review steve d This mix of modern and Shakespeare didn't work for me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bob Thomas Associated Press Mazursky lets it all run too long, by a half-hour at least, but he also offers a menu of rare delights. Nov 12, 2018 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The movie is an ambitious experiment, but a long and tedious one, and our revels end long before Mazursky's. Rated: 0/4 Apr 29, 2018 Full Review Molly Haskell Vogue Tempest boasts a little Shakespeare, a little Fellini, a lof of Cassavetes, and almost nothing of the Mazursky touch we've come to expect from the director of Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and An Unmarried Woman. Feb 27, 2020 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) Paul Mazursky's Tempest doesn't develop the dramatic interest of the original idea; it's disorienting and tiresome. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Jonathan R. Perry Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) Rated: 4/5 Jun 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Based on Shakespeare's famed play, this modern update finds American architect Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes) splitting from his wife, Antonia (Gena Rowlands), and relocating to a Greek island. Joining him is his new lover, Aretha Tomalin (Susan Sarandon), and his daughter, Miranda (Molly Ringwald), as well as the island's only other resident, the reclusive Kalibanos (Raul Julia). Eventually more people arrive, and they just happen to be Antonia and her new boyfriend, with his son in tow.
      Director
      Paul Mazursky
      Screenwriter
      Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky, William Shakespeare
      Distributor
      Columbia Pictures
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures Corporation
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 13, 1982, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 25, 2010
      Sound Mix
      Dolby
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