Prospero's Books

[Vincent J Varo]

On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, Grant White wrote:

> 
>  I thought that Prospero's Books was about escaping the heavy 
> and overpowering repsonsibilities of knowing and the power that hangs
> around with it. The books are both fantastic and terrible (fantastically 
> terrible/terribly fantastic?) and overwhelm poor old Prospero. That's me 
> lingering impression, I might watch it again tonight to freshen the 
> perspective. The music is great. Especially, the wedding trio featuring 
> the amazing deborah conway.
> 
> Grant.
> 

As I said, it has been awhile since I saw it, but I guess I can see your 
take on the movie.

But does all of the visual stuff -- the staging, camerawork, etc -- 
enhance or detract from the work?  I went away from the movie in the same 
state as when I watched "Eraserhead": fascinated but baffled.

Joe
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