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The Weeping Meadow (2004)

ALL 02/20/2004 (el) Drama, History 169 Min
  • Release
    02/20/2004
  • Production
    ZDF/Arte, EPT, Attica Art Productions, Networxx - Film Management, Intermédias, Classic Productions, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Bac Films, Movie Reinhold Elschot, ZDF, Eurimages, Greek Film Centre, Theo Angelopoulos Films, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Network Movie, RAI
  • Rotten tomato
    75%
  • Original title
    Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει
  • Original language
    el
  • Production Cost
  • 64,424.00
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Overview

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.

  2. Story



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The Weeping Meadow (2004) 169 Min

ALL 02/20/2004 (el)
Drama, History
  • Release 02/20/2004
  • Production
    ZDF/Arte, EPT, Attica Art Productions, Networxx - Film Management, Intermédias, Classic Productions, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Bac Films, Movie Reinhold Elschot, ZDF, Eurimages, Greek Film Centre, Theo Angelopoulos Films, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Network Movie, RAI
  • Original title Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει
  • el
  • Revenue64,424.00

Overview

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.

  1. Theo Angelopoulos

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Giorgos Triandafyllou

    Editor

  4. Peter Nadermann, Theo Angelopoulos, Meinolf Zurhorst, Reinhold Elschot

    Producer



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