Sunday, September 21, 2008

The Odd, Layered Closing of Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books. Dir. Peter Greenaway. Perf. Sir John Guelgud, Michael Clark, Isabelle Pasco, and Orpheo. 1991. Videocassette. Media / Video Treasures, 1996.

My last post covered the opening of Prospero's Books.

The pun was intended.

The closing (yes, pun intended again—I'm incorrigible) of Prospero's Books is also fascinating. The book theme continues as we come upon the twenty-third book:  A book of thirty-five plays.  Listen to the description (and then watch the rest of the ending):


Links: The film at IMDB.

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