# What is the name of this movie?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 24, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/163676 "2003-03-24T02:22:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![CelraySoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@CelraySoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelraySoda)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/163676/1 "2003-03-24T02:22:50Z")

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It was on IFC about two months ago. The opening scene was about 5 minutes and showed a lot of nudes dancing around fountains and fires to classical music, maybe Greek times? There were scenes of a person on a swing, nude and urinating. I know this sounds like a bad trip but it was on TV and I’m trying to remember what the name of it is so I can show someone who doesn’t believe me. I don’t know if there really was a plot or not…Anything will help, thanks.  
-M

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/163676/2 "2003-03-24T03:30:43Z")

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Film-identification threads usually do best in Cafe Society, so I’ll move this thread over there.

bibliophage  
moderator GQ

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/163676/3 "2003-03-24T03:36:36Z")

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Sounds like one of the home movies of my last Memorial Day picnic.

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**Author:** ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/163676/4 "2003-03-24T06:16:26Z")

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The film is PROSPERO’S BOOKS.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/163676/5 "2003-03-24T06:20:33Z")

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It is Peter Greenaway’s adaption of Shakespeare’s _The Tempest_ and features John Gielgud performing (IIRC) virtually all of the roles (in voiceover).

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**Author:** ![CelraySoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@CelraySoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelraySoda)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/163676/6 "2003-03-24T06:24:18Z")

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There is a huge DVD place on 34th in Manhattan. I’ll check it out to see if they have it. Thanks.  
-M