That's Helen Mirren in The Tempest, a movie adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Her character, a sorceress, was male in Shakespeare's version.
They also turned Ariel from a female magical spirit into a male... who sometimes sprouts feminine breasts via anatomical special effects.
It came out to mixed reviews, but I liked it. I'm not in love with the original play, it always seemed slow-moving to me, somewhat lacking in true dramatic tension, but they kept the pace flowing pretty well, and kept the key poetic passages.
It has a happy ending,
albeit bitter sweet,
and lots of lovely verbiage,
to charm you off your feet.
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