{"id":101,"date":"2006-03-29T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-29T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=101"},"modified":"2022-01-13T23:25:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T06:25:10","slug":"tempest-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=101","title":{"rendered":"Tempest (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Poster.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA successful middle-aged architect (John Cassavetes) breaks up with his actress wife (Gena Rowlands) and travels to Greece with his 13-year-old daughter Miranda (Molly Ringwald).  When Rowlands and her gangster boyfriend (Vittorio Gassman) come after Miranda, Cassavettes flees to a remote Greek island with his daughter and his free-spirited new girlfriend, Aretha (Susan Sarandon).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coming-of-Age<\/li>\n<li>Deserted Island<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Mid-Life Crisis<\/li>\n<li>Paul Mazursky Films<\/li>\n<li>Paul Stewart Films<\/li>\n<li>Shakespeare<\/li>\n<li>Susan Sarandon Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary points out, Paul Mazursky&#8217;s unusual adaptation of Shakespeare&#8217;s <em>The Tempest <\/em>(or, more accurately, its prequel) has &#8220;sophisticated dialogue&#8221;, &#8220;terrific ensemble&#8221; acting, and &#8220;some genuinely poignant two- and three-character scenes&#8221;.  While Cassavetes&#8217; character is irredeemably annoying, Sarandon is as winsome as always, and Ringwald is highly believable as young Miranda. Unfortunately, the story &#8212; which shifts back-and-forth both chronologically and geographically &#8212; is hard to follow, and there are far too many &#8220;long, self-conscious stretches&#8221;. It&#8217;s an interesting experiment, but ultimately not an entirely successful one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Susan Sarandon, eminently watchable as always<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Sarandon.png 1717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Molly Ringwald in a self-possessed film debut<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Ringwald.png 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gorgeous scenery of Greece<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece-1536x845.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Tempest-Greece.png 1729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo.  This is an interesting modern interpretation of Shakespeare, but not essential viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0084776\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/tempest-1982.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/read.php?ID=27198\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis: A successful middle-aged architect (John Cassavetes) breaks up with his actress wife (Gena Rowlands) and travels to Greece with his 13-year-old daughter Miranda (Molly Ringwald). When Rowlands and her gangster boyfriend (Vittorio Gassman) come after Miranda, Cassavettes flees to a remote Greek island with his daughter and his free-spirited new girlfriend, Aretha (Susan Sarandon). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming-of-Age Deserted Island Greece Mid-Life Crisis Paul Mazursky Films Paul Stewart Films Shakespeare Susan Sarandon Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=101\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80320,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions\/80320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}