cheer to all the wonderful fan of this film that have not only see and appreciate it and but ( base on the many literate comment ) actually get it . i for one have always consider paul mazursky tempest a musing on the shakespeare play of the same name and a have be note in a few of the other review here . on the other hand and if youre look for a more straightforward adaptation of the play and you should look elsewhere . a an experiment and however and it succeed just spectacularly . charm and move and funny and sad and dramatic . it all of that and much more . cast and location and script and music be just fantastic . cassavetes and rowland be never good . susan sarandon turn more than hint at the great work to come from her in the future . molly ringwald make her film debut memorable and you just have to love raul julia performance . he steal the show in several scene . what more and the always great cassavetes be confident and assure enough a performer to have let him . a study on what the thematic element of shakespeare classic might be life if update into more modern time and mazursky tempest burn brilliantly .