Tempest

Tempest (1982) (1982)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (703 ratings)

This comedy is set upon a remote Greek island and is very loosely based on Shakespeare's classic play. The tale centers on a middle-aged New York architect who abandons his wife and moves to the island with his teen-age daughter and his new lover, a Greek singer, in hopes of finding meaning in… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 13, 1982 Wide
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Tempest scores a few points in its treatment of the illusion of solving one's problems by running away from them.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim H


    A bourgeois, middle-aged New Yorker moves to a Greek island with his daughter to escape the pitfalls of a tepid marriage and the rat wheel of his work. I think the moment that I began to hate Tempest was when Molly Ringwald and Susan Sarandon broke into a rendition of "Why Do… More

  • Bruce B


    When you make a movie have a point and thats what this movie was lacking. Paid three dollars for this at Big Lots and that was $2.99 to much. 1 star

  • AJ V


    A meandering tale of a family who go live out in the middle of nowhere to get away from it all. This movie has a good cast, but I just couldn't get into it.

  • Steve B


    What a great flick! And one of the most unlikely of Shakespeare's works to get an update - but it worked. Glad it's finally out on DVD.

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