Electra (1962 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Cacoyannis |
| Written by | Michael Cacoyannis |
| Produced by | Michael Cacoyannis |
| Starring | Irene Papas Giannis Fertis Aleka Katselli Manos Katrakis Notis Peryalis Fivos Razi Takis Emmanuel Theano Ioannidou Malaina Anousaki Theodoros Dimitriou Theodore Demetriou Elsie Pittas Petros Ampelas Kitty Arseni Thodoros Exarhos Elli Fotiou Afroditi Grigoriadou Kostas Kazakos |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by | Leonidas Antonakis |
| Music by | Mikis Theodorakis |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Electra (Greek: Ηλέκτρα Ilektra) is a 1962 Greek film based on the play, Electra, written by Euripides. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as the first installment of his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. It starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra, and Yannis Fertis as Orestis.
Plot
When the King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover and relative Aegisthus, the daughter Electra decides to get even, with the help of her brother Orestes. He helps his cousin Pylades to steal into Clytemnestra's house, and despite the fact that she is his mother, stabs her to death, then Aegisthus, as well.
Cast
- Irene Papas as Elektra
- Giannis Fertis as Orestes
- Aleka Katselli as Klytaemnistra
- Manos Katrakis as the tutor
- Notis Peryalis as Elektra's husband
- Fivos Razi as Aegisthus
- Takis Emmanuel as Pylades
- Theano Ioannidou as chorus leader
- Theodoros Dimitriou (Theodore Demetriou) as Agamemnon
- Elsie Pittas as young Elektra
- Petros Ampelas as young Orestes
Awards
The film was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award of Best Cinematic Transposition.[1] The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2] The film also won three awards in Thessaloniki Film Festival, for best film and best director (Michalis Cacoyannis) and best actress (Irene Papas).[3]
See also
- List of historical drama films
- Greek mythology in popular culture
- List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Electra". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "awards 1962". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
External links
- 1962 films
- 1960s drama films
- Greek films
- Greek drama films
- Greek-language films
- Greek black-and-white films
- Films based on Ancient Greek plays
- Films based on works by Euripides
- Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
- Films set in ancient Greece
- Films set in the 12th century BC
- Films directed by Michael Cacoyannis