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The Weeping Meadow

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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.

Release Date : 2004-02-20

Language :Greek

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ZDF/ArteEPTAttica Art ProductionsNetworxx - Film ManagementIntermédiasClassic ProductionsIstituto Luce CinecittàBac FilmsMovie Reinhold ElschotZDFEurimagesGreek Film CentreTheo Angelopoulos FilmsCanal+ARTE France CinémaNetwork MovieRAI

Production Country : FranceGermanyGreeceItaly

Alternative Titles : Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow

Cast

Alexandra Aidini

Character Name : Eleni

Original Name : Αλεξάνδρα Αϊδίνη

Gender : Female

Nikos Poursanidis

Character Name : Alexis

Original Name : Νίκος Πουρσανίδης

Gender : Male

Giorgos Armenis

Character Name : Nikos

Original Name : Γιώργος Αρμένης

Gender : Male

Vasilis Kolovos

Character Name : Spyros

Original Name : Βασίλης Κολοβός

Gender : Male

Eva Kotamanidou

Character Name : Kassandra

Original Name : Εύα Κοταμανίδου

Gender : Female

Toula Stathopoulou

Character Name : Woman in the Coffee House

Original Name : Τούλα Σταθοπούλου

Gender : Female

Thalia Argyriou

Character Name : Danai

Original Name : Θάλεια Αργυρίου

Gender : Female

Smaro Gaitanidou

Character Name :

Original Name : Σμάρω Γαϊτανίδου

Gender : Female

Mihalis Giannatos

Character Name : Zisis

Original Name : Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος

Gender : Male

Grigoris Evangelatos

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Γρηγόρης Ευαγγελάτος

Gender : Male

Aliki Kamineli

Character Name :

Original Name : Αλίκη Καμινέλη

Gender : Female

Amdromachi Chrisomelli

Character Name :

Original Name : Ανδρομάχη Χρυσομάλη

Gender : Male

Alex Moukanos

Character Name :

Original Name : Αλέξανδρος Μούκανος

Gender : Male

Dimitris Kolovos

Character Name :

Original Name : Δημήτρης Κολοβός

Gender : Male

Thodoros Teknetzidis

Character Name :

Original Name : Θόδωρος Τεκνετζίδης

Gender : Male

Foulis Boudouroglou

Character Name :

Original Name : Φούλης Μπουντούρογλου

Gender : Male

Theofilos Alexopoulos

Character Name :

Original Name : Θεόφιλος Αλεξόπουλος

Gender : Male

Than. Alexopoulos

Character Name :

Original Name : Than. Alexopoulos

Gender : Male

Pas. Karaolanis

Character Name :

Original Name : Pas. Karaolanis

Gender : Male

Vas. Karaolanis

Character Name :

Original Name : Vas. Karaolanis

Gender : Male

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