Characters & Themes
A Walk Through Prospero’s Library (1992) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1992 · 23 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Peter Greenaway
- Starring
- John Gielgud, Isabelle Pasco
The television short features director Peter Greenaway analyzing the spectacular three‑and‑a‑half‑minute opening of his film Prospero’s Books. As John Gielgud’s Prospero moves through his vast library, Greenaway points out the numerous historical, mythological, biblical and fictional figures that fill the shelves, highlighting their symbolic roles.
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