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The Tempest (1979)

Directed by Derek Jarman · Cinematography by Peter Middleton

R95 min53 frames

DramaFantasy

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

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The Tempest (1979) movie still: wide — A dark, decaying ballroom is filled with debris and scattered flower petals on the floor. A lone man in a…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — A woman leans over a dark wooden staircase railing inside a dimly lit house. She looks down from the…The Tempest (1979) movie still: closeup — A man's face emerges from tall, dark grass in a field at night. Blades of grass obscure part of his face…The Tempest (1979) movie still: closeup — An extremely tight framing shows two faces almost touching in a dark environment. A man with intense eyes…The Tempest (1979) movie still: wide — Three individuals walk across a wet, reflective beach under a dark blue night sky. A distant silhouette of a…The Tempest (1979) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot focuses on a child with curly hair and a decorative necklace. The child looks down while…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — A dark space features a heavily ornate vintage sofa with patterned upholstery. A man and woman sit side by…The Tempest (1979) movie still: closeup — A man's face is seen through a semi-transparent layer of bubbles or glass. The man looks directly into the…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — A dark, spartan bedroom contains a bed with heavy white linens. A man sits beside a woman lying…The Tempest (1979) movie still: wide — An ornate room in a grand house is filled with hay and wooden branches. A man and a woman in white attire…The Tempest (1979) movie still: closeup — A man's profile is illuminated by a sharp light in an otherwise dark environment. The subject looks toward…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — A dark, cluttered barn interior featuring an ornate, antique high-backed chair filled with straw. A bald…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — A dark, wood-paneled room features a central ornate pedestal table holding a chessboard. A man in a period…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — A man in clerical robes and a man in a military coat stand together. They are situated in a sandy landscape…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — Coastal dunes feature thick patches of tall, dark grass under a clear night sky. A lone figure stands in…The Tempest (1979) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space with a textured wall lit by a high-contrast source. A bald man wearing an overcoat…
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The Tempest — official trailer

What is The Tempest about?

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

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What does the cinematography of The Tempest look like?

Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of The Tempest leans on medium shots (44% of the sample) and close-ups (37%). Cinematographer Peter Middleton keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 83% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 79% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Tempest?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Tempest (1979) are #0c0a08, #251910, #48372b, #f5f4ec, #d5d3c9, #574835 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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