Tempest (1982 film)
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Tempest is an American
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 comedy-drama
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 film directed by Paul Mazursky
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. It is a very loose adaptation of the William Shakespeare
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 play
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, The Tempest
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.

The picture stars John Cassavetes
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, Gena Rowlands
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, Susan Sarandon
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 and Molly Ringwald
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 in her debut feature film.

Plot

The movie tells the story of Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes
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), a middle-aged New York City
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 architect
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 who is going through a difficult mid-life crisis.

After learning that his wife Antonia has been having an affair, Dimitrius leaves New York City
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 and moves to a Greek
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 island with his teenage daughter, Miranda (Molly Ringwald
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). In Athens he meets Aretha Tomalin (Susan Sarandon
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), a singer, and they become lovers. Mysteriously, he takes a vow of celibacy
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 after they move to the island.

Living on the island is Kalibanos, an eccentric hermit
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 (Raúl Juliá
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), who previously was its only resident.

Phillip Dimitrius finally seems happy, until one day a twist of fate brings his wife, her new lover Alonzo (Phillip's ex-boss), and Alonzo's son to the island due to a shipwreck.

Cast

  • John Cassavetes
    John Cassavetes
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     as Phillip Dimitrius
    Prospero
    Prospero is the protagonist in The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare.- The Tempest :Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan, who was put to sea on "a rotten carcass of a butt [boat]" to die by his usurping brother, Antonio, twelve years before the play begins. Prospero and Miranda survived,...

  • Gena Rowlands
    Gena Rowlands
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     as Antonia Dimitrius
  • Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
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     as Aretha Tomalin
    Ariel (The Tempest)
    Ariel is a spirit who appears in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Ariel is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from the tree in which he was imprisoned by Sycorax, the witch who previously inhabited the island. Prospero greets disobedience with a reminder that he saved...

  • Vittorio Gassman
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     as Alonzo
  • Raúl Juliá
    Raúl Juliá
    Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay was a Puerto Rican actor.Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson...

     as Kalibanos
    Caliban
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  • Molly Ringwald
    Molly Ringwald
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     as Miranda Dimitrius
  • Sam Robards
    Sam Robards
    Sam Prideaux Robards is an American actor.-Life and career:Robards was born in New York City, the son of actors Jason Robards and Lauren Bacall. He began his acting career in 1980 in an off-Broadway production of Album, and made his feature film debut in director Paul Mazursky's 1982 film Tempest....

     as Freddy
  • Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart (actor)
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     as Phillip's Father
  • Jackie Gayle as Trinc
  • Anthony Holland
    Anthony Holland (actor)
    Anthony Holland was an American actor known best for his comic performances in theater, film and television.Mr. Holland was a member of the original Second City comedy troupe, which he joined after graduating from the University of Chicago and studying acting with Lee Strasberg, during the 1960s...

     as Sebastian
  • Jerry Hardin
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     as Harry Gondorf
  • Paul Mazursky
    Paul Mazursky
    Paul Mazursky is an American film director, screenwriter and actor.-Personal life:He was born Irwin Mazursky in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jean , a piano player for dance classes, and David Mazursky, a laborer. Mazursky was born to a Jewish family; his grandfather was an immigrant from...

     as Terry Bloomfield
  • Lucianne Buchanan as Dolores
  • Vassilis Glezakos as Captain
  • Luigi Laezza as Sailor
  • Sergio Nicolai as Sailor

Background

Filming Locations

The picture was filmed on location, including: Athens
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, Greece
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; Atlantic City, New Jersey
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; and New York City
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, New York
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.

Distribution

The film premiered in the United States on August 13, 1982.

It was screened at various film festivals, including: the Venice Film Festival
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, Italy
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; the Toronto Film Festival, Canada
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; the Davao City Film Festival, Philippines
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; and others.

Critical reception

Vincent Canby
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, film critic for The New York Times
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,
was harsh in his review. He praised Paul Mazursky for some of his earlier works but Canby did not like this film, and wrote, "Tempest is an overblown, fancified freak of a film. Experiencing it is like watching a 10-ton canary as it attempts to become airborne. It lumbers up and down the runway tirelessly, but never once succeeds in getting both feet off the ground at the same time. The spectacle is amusing in isolated moments but, finally, exhausting."

Awards

Wins
  • Toronto International Film Festival
    Toronto International Film Festival
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    : People's Choice Award, Paul Mazursky; 1982.
  • Venice Film Festival
    Venice Film Festival
    The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...

    : Pasinetti Award - Best Actress, Susan Sarandon; 1982.


Nominations
  • Golden Globe Awards: Golden Globe; Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Raul Julia; New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female, Molly Ringwald; 1983.
  • Young Artist Awards: Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Sam Robards; Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Molly Ringwald; 1983.

See also

  • The Tempest (1911 film)
    The Tempest (1911 film)
    The Tempest is an American silent film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play The Tempest. It was directed by Edwin Thanhouser, and starred Ed Genung and Florence La Badie, and released by Thanhouser Film Corporation...

  • The Tempest (1979 film)
  • The Tempest (2010 film)
  • List of William Shakespeare film adaptations
  • List of American films of 1982

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