Trilogia - To livadi pou dakryzei (Trilogi - The Weaping Meadow)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366721/

7,5



DESCRIPTION

The Weeping Meadow is the first film in Theo Angelopoulos' 'Trilogy', that tells of the fate of the Greek people through the relationship between two refugees - a relationship that spans the 20th century all the way to the early 21st.

The story begins in 1919 with Greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these settlers are Spyros; his wife, Danae and their 11-year old son Alexis. Also under the families guidence is Eleni, a young orphan who is the same age as Alexis.

Years later, and Spyros' family are prospering, but Eleni has fallen pregnant by Alexis. resulting in twin babies, Yannis and Yorgis. Forced to birth the children in secret, she passes them on for adoption. When Spyros' wife dies, he becomes obsessed with Eleni and their marriage is arranged. However, Eleni flees with Alexis and they flee from Spyros. But, the vengeful Spyros is determined to track them down.

Angelopoulos' sweeping epic is a magnificent, visually stunning reflection on the turbulent history of Greece in the 20th century.



Technical Details

Director Theo Angelopoulos
Certificate PG
Year 2004
Screen Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic
Languages Greek - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
Subtitles Swedish Norwegian
Duration 2 hours and 45 minutes (approx)
Region Region 2

Special Features

Interview with director Theo Angelopoulos
Filmographies
Theatrical trailer

Actors

Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursadinis, Giorgos Armenis, Vassilis Kolovos, Toula Stathopoulou, Thalia Argiriou, Grigoris Evangelatos, Eva Kotamanidou, Michael Yannatos & Aliki Kamineli

Trilogia - To livadi pou dakryzei (Trilogi - The Weaping Meadow) [2004 PAL DVD][El Subs[Sv.No]

Beskrivning på Svenska

Trilogin är en poetisk sammanfattning av det århundrade som just tagit slut och en vision av det århundrade vi nu genomkorsar, i en kärlekshistoria som utmanar tiden. Men det är tre filmer som också står för sig själva. Historien börjar i Odessa 1919 när Röda armén intar staden och slutar i dagens New York. Exil, separation, kringflackande, ideologiernas död och historiens ständiga prövningar. Filmens tre titlar skulle kunna vara: 'Kungarike och exil', 'Slutet på Utopia' och 'Den slutgiltiga återkomsten'. Jag har föredragit tre mer jordnära titlar: 'Tårarnas äng', 'Den tredje vingen' och '