A Walk Through Prospero's Library

A short made for TV with director Peter Greenaway discussing the dazzling 3.5 minute opening sequence from his film, 'Prospero's Books'. As Prospero (John Gielgud) walks through his library, Greenaway comments on the historical, mythological, biblical & fictional characters occupying the library.

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I Am a Mobile Librarian

I Am a Mobile Librarian

1960

Biblioburro, the Donkey Library

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Les Trésors de la Bibliothèque nationale de France

Les Trésors de la Bibliothèque nationale de France

2020

The Last Library

The Last Library

2017

Radovan the Third

Radovan the Third

1983

The Farnsworth: Lucy's Gift, Rockland's Treasure

The Farnsworth: Lucy's Gift, Rockland's Treasure

2015

A Word for Human

A Word for Human

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El Secret del Bosc

El Secret del Bosc

2024

Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart

1973

The People's Palace: A Portrait of the New York Public Library

1991

The Books of Bob

The Books of Bob

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The Case For Books

The Case For Books

1966

Svet na dotyk

2019

These Silences are all the Words

These Silences are all the Words

2017

The Feminist Library

The Feminist Library

2016

The Lord of the Libraries: The Return of the Book

The Lord of the Libraries: The Return of the Book

2004

Památník národní kultury

1953

Humuq: Do Not Sleep at Dusk

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2022

Puss in Books: Adventures of the Library Cat

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1997

Traveller's Joy

Traveller's Joy

1950