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3 titles. 1. Electra (I) (1962) Not Rated | 110 min | Drama. 7.6. Rate. Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge. Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli, Theano Ioannidou. Votes: 1,759. 2.
19 de nov. de 2023 · Electra is a Greek-language film released in 1962. It is based on the play of the same name by Euripides, a tragedian of classical Athens. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as the first installment of his Greek Tragedy trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977.
The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies (also called ...
The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. The principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation.
He is credited with inventing the trilogy, a series of three tragedies that tell one long story, and introduced the second actor, making the dramatization of a conflict possible. Trilogies were performed in sequence over a full day, sunrise to sunset.
In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed.
Contents. hide. (Top) Films based on plays by Aeschylus. Films based on Sophocles. Films based on Euripides. Films based on Aristophanes. See also.
