A Walk Through Prospero’s Library

Year: 1992

Runtime: 23 mins

Language: English

Director: Peter Greenaway

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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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