Antigone (1974)
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French playwright Jean Anouilh's modernized version of the classic Greek tragedy Antigone sets the story in the sleek palace of a fascist state ruled by Creon (veteran stage actor Fritz Weaver). His niece Antigone (Geneviève Bujold, Dead Ringers) is horrified by Creon's order that the… More French playwright Jean Anouilh's modernized version of the classic Greek tragedy Antigone sets the story in the sleek palace of a fascist state ruled by Creon (veteran stage actor Fritz Weaver). His niece Antigone (Geneviève Bujold, Dead Ringers) is horrified by Creon's order that the body of her brother--who led a rebellion against the state--be left on the battlefield to rot. When she violates the edict, guards haul her before Creon, who struggles to convince her that his reasons are honorable, despite the ugly consequences, but Antigone remains steadfast, even though her death will result. The great strength of Antigone is that there is no easy solution to the conflict, which leads to disaster for everyone involved. Bujold glows as the obsessed, martyrlike Antigone; Weaver brings passion to Creon's mixture of reason and tyranny; and Stacy Keach (Fat City) plays the narrating Chorus with a weary, ironic detachment. --Bret Fetzer
- Directed By
- Gerald Freedman
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 13, 1974 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
This is a gripping, mesmerizing piece of work. Set in a Thebes that's a 20th century martial society.... The production is most remembered for Genevieve Bujold, then a rising star...
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Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
This Broadway Theatre Archive DVD is from a videotape master that's in poor shape or is a, say, 3rd-generation dupe. It's plenty watchable, but expect a soft, low-definition image with thin, occasionally bleeding color.
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