Tempest (1982)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Paul Mazursky

Writers:

Leon Capetanos (writer)
Paul Mazursky (writer)

Release Date:

13 August 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Most men dream their fantasies. Phillip decided to live his.

Plot:

A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Architect | Marriage | Marital Separation | Cat

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

John Cassavetes	...	Phillip Dimitrius
Gena Rowlands	...	Antonia Dimitrius
Susan Sarandon	...	Aretha Tomalin
Vittorio Gassman	...	Alonzo
Raul Julia	...	Kalibanos
Molly Ringwald	...	Miranda Dimitrius
Sam Robards	...	Freddy
Paul Stewart	...	Phillip's Father
Jackie Gayle	...	Trinc
Anthony Holland	...	Sebastian
Jerry Hardin	...	Harry Gondorf
Lucianne Buchanan	...	Dolores
Vassilis Glezakos	...	Captain
Luigi Laezza	...	Sailor
Sergio Nicolai	...	Sailor

Runtime:

Israel:136 min | Argentina:136 min | USA:140 min | Canada:142 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby | 70 mm 6-Track

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Susan Sarandon introduces herself to John Cassavetes and Molly Ringwald as "Aretha Tomalin". Tomalin is Sarandon's real last name (Sarandon is her married name from her marriage to Chris Sarandon).

Quotes:

Kalibanos: I want to touch... I want to kiss... I want to balanga you with my bonny Johnny!

Movie Connections:

Features "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)

Soundtrack:

New York, New York

Magnificent

Cheers to all the wonderful fans of this film that have not only seen and appreciate it, but (based on the many literate comments) actually GET IT! I for one have always considered Paul Mazursky's "Tempest" a musing on the Shakespeare play of the same name, as has been noted in a few of the other reviews here. On the other hand, if you're looking for a more straightforward adaptation of the play, you should look elsewhere. As an experiment, however, it succeeds just spectacularly. Charming, moving, funny, sad, dramatic ... it's all of that and much more. Cast, locations, script, music are just fantastic. Cassavetes and Rowland were never better. Susan Sarandon's turn more than hinted at the great work to come from her in the future. Molly Ringwald makes her film debut memorable and you just have to love Raul Julia's performance ... he steals the show in several scenes. What's more, the always great Cassavetes was confident and assured enough a performer to have let him! A study on what the thematic elements of Shakespeare's classic might be life if updated into more "modern times," Mazursky's "Tempest" burns brilliantly!