The Tempest
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Using her magical powers, she draws her enemies to the island to exact her revenge.
- Year: 2010
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy
- Studio: Touchstone Pictures, Miramax
- Keyword: island, sword, sorcery, banishment, spirit, storm, staff, woman director, sorceress, gender swap, william shakespeare
- Director: Julie Taymor
- Cast: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Reeve Carney, David Strathairn, Tom Conti, Alan Cumming