Antigone
|
DVD Cover Information Actor: Ilia Livykou, Irene Papas, Manos Katrakis, Maro Kodou, Nikos Kazis Director: Yorgos Javellas Brand: Kino International Cinematographer: Dinos Katsouridis Writer: Yorgos Javellas Editor: Giorgos Tsaoulis Producer: James Paris Producer: Sperie Perakos Writer: Sophocles DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Greek (Original Language), Unknown Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 93 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-09-14 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Model: 3772 Studio: Kino Video Product features:
|
| New | New Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $16.70 | ||
| Used | Used Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $17.50 |
Your purchase is protected by the A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee. Amazon.com automatically transfers your payment to the merchant so you'll never need to pay a merchant directly. Amazon.com A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee covers both the delivery of your item and its condition upon receipt.
Movie Reviews of Antigone
Movie Review: Sophocles' Creon
Summary: 4 Stars
I would rate this DVD three-and-one-half stars. As ever, Irene Papas is excellent as the protagonist, but unfortunately she is on the screen for so short a time that the film does not do her justice. Instead the tragedy focuses on the dead Jocasta's brother, Creon, who has become King of Thebes after the exile and death of Oedipus. One of the most interesting sections of the film is seeing the stychomythia--the fast exchange of single lines that heighten the emotional impact--between Creon and his son Haemon. The chorus has been reduced to a voice-over, with curly grey-bearded elders standing about only suggesting a chorus.
I found the production rather old-fashioned and heavy-handed in a Hollywoodish sort of way (if one can say that about a Greek production) in that there is an ongoing soundtrack that features blaring horns and reedy instruments that only detract from the drama. I'm afraid that "Antigone" simply does not compare to Cocoyannis' "Electra" in which Irene Papas is given the entire film to display her remarkable abilities as an actress of the first magnitude.