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The Weeping Meadow

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7.5/10 • 94

2004-02-202h 49m

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The first part of an incomplete trilogy telling the story of the greek people. The film begins in 1919, with Greek immigrants from Odessa arriving near Thessaloniki. Led by the charismatic Spyros, they establish a new settlement in the delta of a river. The youngest of the settlers are Spyros' son Alexis and an orphan from Odessa, Eleni. A strong, almost incestuous affection develops between the teenagers, resulting in twins who are given to a foster family. Also standing in the way of love is Spyros, determined to take his foster daughter as his wife. The lovers then decide to flee the village, persecuted by their father, leading a life of exile. As Alexis joins a group of musicians planning to go to the United States, Eleni regains custody of the twins. Angelopoulos, as in previous films, looks at the sacrifice of civilians confronted by the workers' demonstrations of 1935, the rule of Metaxas' fascist junta and forced emigration to America, and finally the civil war of 1944-1949.

Directors
Theo Angelopoulos
Writters
Theo Angelopoulos, Giorgio Silvagni, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Editors
Theo Angelopoulos, Giorgio Silvagni, Giorgos Triandafyllou

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  1. Alexandra Aidini

    Alexandra Aidini

    Eleni

  2. Nikos Poursanidis

    Nikos Poursanidis

    Alexis

  3. Giorgos Armenis

    Giorgos Armenis

    Nikos

  4. Vasilis Kolovos

    Vasilis Kolovos

    Spyros

  5. Eva Kotamanidou

    Eva Kotamanidou

    Kassandra

  6. Toula Stathopoulou

    Toula Stathopoulou

    Woman in the Coffee House

  7. Thalia Argyriou

    Thalia Argyriou

    Danai

  8. Smaro Gaitanidou

    Smaro Gaitanidou

  9. Mihalis Giannatos

    Mihalis Giannatos

    Zisis

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Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Budget
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Revenue
$64,424.00
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