Movies by Julie Taymor
![Frida](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/a4hgR6aKoohB6MHni171jbi9BkU.jpg)
Frida
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
![Across the Universe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/447c8Te3DXC46rQvDEixKGO4dS6.jpg)
Across the Universe
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
![The Tempest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9xnDtCsEoaooYYwmqrB2PBFVPag.jpg)
The Tempest
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Using her magical powers, she draws her enemies to the island to exact her revenge.
![The Magic Flute](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xmzGB5g56VZj4GKwmHZmCL6XgGR.jpg)
The Magic Flute
Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro. Julie Taymor's abridged, English-language production of the classic Mozart opera.
![The Glorias](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bItFQ4QahfILGj9mA5uyJvAimeD.jpg)
The Glorias
An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. A nontraditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.
![A Midsummer Night's Dream](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qNAfFjBGmRL0qxdAU0uoluDM5W7.jpg)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A recording of Julie Taymor's New York stage production of William Shakespeare's comedy.