Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei (The Weeping Meadow) (2004)
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Master Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos wrote and directed this downbeat look at his nation's often blighted history, as seen through the eyes of an unfortunate young couple. In 1919, a band of Greek refugees who had found a home in Odessa are forced to return to their homeland following the… More Master Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos wrote and directed this downbeat look at his nation's often blighted history, as seen through the eyes of an unfortunate young couple. In 1919, a band of Greek refugees who had found a home in Odessa are forced to return to their homeland following the Russian Revolution, and they settle in Thessaloniki, a forbidding riverside village where few wish to dwell. Eleni is a youngster who arrives in Thessaloniki and is taken in by Spyros (Vassilis Kolovos), one of the village leaders. While Eleni is raised as a member of the family alongside Alexis, Spyros' son, the two find themselves attracted to one another as they grow older, and they pledge to someday marry. By the age of 16, Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) becomes pregnant by Alexis (Nikos Poursadinis), and she gives birth to twins, which Spyros puts up for adoption. However, after the death of his wife, Spyros declares that he will make the now-grown Eleni his new spouse. Eleni and Alexis see no choice but to run away together, and they join up with a band of traveling musicians led by Nikos (Giorgos Armenis). But an angry Spyros declares that he will find the runaways, while Eleni and Alexis attempt to stay one step ahead of him while searching for their lost children. Theo Angelopoulos announced that The Weeping Meadow will be the first film in a trilogy which will represent his final works. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 8, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- New Yorker Films
Critic Reviews
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Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
The Weeping Meadow doesn't offer quite enough sugar for its harsh medicine to go down easily.
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Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter
It's a typically poetic film, rich in powerful imagery, which sees a bitter personal tragedy unfold against the major events of 20th century Greece.
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Ronnie Scheib, Chicago Reader
We get a distractingly vapid couple who tend to drain the emotional resonance of these extraordinary, ever-shifting tableaux.
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Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Churns like classic tragedy while its pace is set by Angelopoulos' trademark, spooky portentousness.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Angelopoulos has created a memorably sweeping survey, but even an epic needs some moments of genuine intimacy.
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Cast
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Alexandra Aidini
as Eleni
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Nikos Poursanidis
as Alexis
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Giorgos Armenis
as Nikos The Fiddler
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Vasilis Kolovos
as Spyros
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Eva Kotamanidou
as Cassandra
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Toula Stathopoulou
as Woman In Coffee House
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Michalis Yannatos
as Zissis The Clarinetist
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Thalia Argyrion
as Danae
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Grigoris Evangelatos
as Teacher
