Title of film : Electra
Director Name : Michael Cacoyannis
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Producer : Michael Cacoyannis
Editor : Leonidas Antonakis
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Synopsis : Based on the famous Greek tragedy of the same name by Euripedes, penned in mid 410 BC, it is the first of Cacoyannis’s “Greek tragedy” trilogy. The film shows how Electra is in constant rage and fury towards her own family. Agamemnon, her father is murdered by his playmate Aegisthus, which was planned by Elektra’s mother Clytemnestra. Elektra swore an oath that she will remain a virgin. Afraid of being revenged, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, her lover, married Elektra off to a peasant. But, he always respected her oath of virginity. Few years after, Elektra with her brother, Orestes and cousin Pylades, were invited to a festival hosted by Aegisthus. Will Elektra be able to take revenge?
Director Bio : REVIEWS: A Brilliant New 'Electra’: Greek Classic Provides an Interesting Film. Indeed, this pictorial translation of one of the greatest Greek tragedies, produced and directed by Michael Cacoyannis in ancient dress and on locations in Greece, amounts to a brilliant utilization of the cinematic device to transmute the gold of verbal poetry from one to another art form. -Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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