un gran film, un bianco e nero che non poteva essere altro che così.
guardatelo e godetene tutti - Ismaele
QUI il film completo in
lingua originale (con sottotitoli in inglese o spagnolo)
This film, seen in my youth, has etched
itself indelibly into my psyche. Achingly bleak, this story of a sister's love
is portrayed in a classical style, with Irene Pappas powerfully projecting the
character of the title role. This is a worthwhile way to use your valuable time.
Greek filmmaker Yiorgos
Tzavellas ("The Grouch"/"The Lovers Arrive"/"The
Shepherdess' Lover ") directs and writes the script for this solid
stage-bound b/w production of the play by Sophocles.
The classic Greek tragedy
begins with word that after the banished incestuous King Oedipus's death,
his sons Eteocles and Polynices kill one another in their
fight for the throne and as a result King Creon (Manos
Katrakis) becomes the ruler of Thebes. The sister of the
brothers, Antigone (Irene Papas), disobeys the new king's orders for
the brothers not to be properly buried and seeks to bury Polynices in the ground,
as a result the king orders her buried alive in a tomb despite her engagement to Creon's son Haemon (Nikos
Kazis). Creon's mind is changed by the prophet Teiresias (Tzavalas
Karoussos), who advices that leaving them unburied is an insult to the gods.
Unfortunately, by the time Creon gets around to burying them and freeing
Antigone, she has hanged herself in her tomb. This leads Creon's son to commit
suicide as well, followed by the suicide of his own wife Queen Eurydice (Ilia Livykou). Plagued with
guilt, the broken-hearted Creon abdicates the throne, crushed by the tragic
chain of events that he had unwittingly set in motion.
The straight-forward play, using
no gimmicks, allows the power of Sophocles' words and lyrical parables to
come through loud and clear. Irene Papas is Antigone, she's wired to be that
tragic figure and gives an electric performance.
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