Tempest (1982)
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2
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Release Date: Aug 13, 1982 Wide
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This comedy is set upon a remote Greek island and is very loosely based on Shakespeare's classic play. The tale centers on a middle-aged New York architect who abandons his wife and moves to the island with his teen-age daughter and his new lover, a Greek singer, in hopes of finding meaning in his life. The only resident of the island is an old hermit, and the father is finally happy until his wife, her lover, his son and others get in a shipwreck and end up marooned on the island with him. ~
Aug 13, 1982 Wide
Mar 27, 2007
Columbia Pictures
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Cast
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John Cassavetes
Phillip -
Gena Rowlands
Antonia -
Susan Sarandon
Aretha -
Vittorio Gassman
Alonzo -
Raul Julia
Kalibanos -
Molly Ringwald
Miranda -
Sam Robards
Freddy -
Paul Stewart
Phillip's Father -
Jerry Hardin
Harry Gondorf -
Lucianne Buchanan
Dolores -
Al Cerullo
Pilot -
Clint Chin
Steward -
Carol Ficatier
Gabrielle -
Jackie Gayle
Tiinc -
Vassilis Glezakos
Greek Boat Captain -
Cynthia Harris
Cynthia -
Paul Hecht
Paul -
Anthony Holland
Sebastian -
Luigi Laezza
Sailor -
Betsy Mazursky
Betsy Bloomfield -
Paul Mazursky
Terry Bloomfield -
Barry Mitchell
Woody Allen Lookalike -
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Mark Soper
Mark -
Peter Lombard
Mackenzie -
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Murray Grand
Piano Player -
Jerry Hewitt
Stuntman
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Tempest scores a few points in its treatment of the illusion of solving one's problems by running away from them.
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- Tempest (1982) (DE)
- Tempest (UK)
I think the moment that I began to hate Tempest was when Molly Ringwald and Susan Sarandon broke into a rendition of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" The song occurs in the middle of a serious argument in which both women are accusing Phillip of enslaving them -- a heavy accusation. While I am all for experimentation, it was director Paul Mazursky's unwillingness or inability to treat any of his characters or their situations with sobriety that finally turned me off of the film.
Tempest's relationship with Shakespeare's play is tenuous. Many of the names are similar, but Shakespeare's play is about old age and aging with grace. It was Shakespeare's last play, his swan song, his goodbye to life in the theater because after all, "we are such things as dreams are made on." It's true that Phillip is dealing with the fears of aging, but nothing profound comes out of his disavowal of modern life. The supporting characters are where the film really differs from the play. Kalibanos (nee Caliban) is a horny Greek (Latin?) who is still connected to modernity (unlike his play counterpart). I don't know if Aretha is supposed to be Ariel, but the sexual tension confuses this parallel.
Overall, this film isn't just a bad rendition of Shakespeare, it's just a bad film.