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List Of Films Based On Greek Drama ...
Films based on plays by Aeschylus Films based on Sophocles Films based on Euripides Films based on Aristophanes See also * Fiction set in ancient Rome * Fiction set in ancient Greece * List of films based on classical mythology * List of films based on Germanic mythology * List of films based on Slavic mythology * List of films set in ancient Greece * List of films set in ancient Rome * List of films set in ancient Egypt {{DEFAULTSORT:Films based on Greek drama Greek drama Ancient Greek theatre Lists of works based on plays Greek drama Ancient Greece in art and culture Films based on ancient Greek plays Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Unchained
''Hercules Unchained'' ( it, Ercole e la regina di Lidia , "Hercules and the Queen of Lydia") is a 1959 Italian-French epic fantasy feature film starring Steve Reeves and Sylva Koscina in a story about two warring brothers and Hercules' tribulations in the court of Queen Omphale. The film is the sequel to the Reeves vehicle ''Hercules'' (1958) and marks Reeves' second – and last – appearance as Hercules. The film's screenplay, loosely based upon various Greek mythology and plays by Aeschylus and Sophocles, was written by Ennio De Concini and Pietro Francisci with Francisci directing and Bruno Vailati and Ferruccio De Martino producing the film. Plot While travelling, Hercules is asked to intervene in a quarrel between two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, over who should rule Thebes. Before he can complete this task, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and is hypnotized by a harem girl who dances the "Dance of Shiva", loses his memory and becomes the captive of Queen Omphale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bacchae (film)
''The Bacchae'' is an independent film adaptation of Euripides' play ''The Bacchae'', produced by Lorenda Starfelt and John Morrissey, and directed by Brad Mays. Production ''The Bacchae'' was shot in the autumn of 2000, three years after director Brad Mays' highly successful, award-nominated theatrical production of Euripides' play at the Complex in Los Angeles. Originally conceived on a larger scale than what eventually went into production, the film suffered tremendously from budget cuts and artistic differences, most particularly between the director and co-producer John Morrissey (American History X). Story Having established his divinity in eastern lands, Dionysus - the god of wine - returns to Thebes, land of his birth as well as his mortal mother Semele's horrible and shameful death. Angered over his homeland's refusal to acknowledge his divine nature, the son of Zeus intends to establish the worship which he insists is now his due. Having put a spell on all the local wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films Based On Slavic Mythology
This is a list of films based on Slavic mythology. See also * List of films based on Germanic mythology * List of films based on Greco-Roman mythology {{DEFAULTSORT:Films based on Slavic mythology Slavic mythology Slavic mythology or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. The South Slavs, who likely settled in the B ... Films based on folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films Based On Germanic Mythology
This is a list of films based on Germanic mythology. ''Beowulf'' ''Gesta Danorum'' Household and nature spirits Kraken Mother Hulda ''Nibelungenlied'' Norse pantheon Marvel's ''Thor'' Ragnar Lodbrok * Trolls and jötnar Völsung and Nibelung tradition See also *List of films based on Greco-Roman mythology *List of films based on Slavic mythology *Norse mythology in popular culture References {{Germanic mythology Germanic mythology Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. It was a key element of Germanic paganism. Origins As the Germanic language ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films Based On Classical Mythology
This is a list of films based on classical mythology (Greek and Roman mythology). Amazons Atlantis Centaurs Hercules / Heracles Italian film series The Sword-and-sandal series (1957-1965) includes numerous films depicting Hercules that go by various titles depending by country of release. Below is a list (chronological order) that begins with the film's U.S.-release title, followed by the original Italian title and translation:A number of English-dubbed Italian films that featured the Hercules name in their title were never intended to be Hercules movies by their Italian creators: ''Hercules, Prisoner of Evil'' was actually a retitled Ursus film; ''Hercules and the Black Pirate'' and ''Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' were both retitled Samson movies; ''Hercules and the Masked Rider'' was actually a retitled Goliath movie; and the films ''Hercules Against the Moon Men'', ''Hercules Against the Barbarians'', ''Hercules Against the Mongols'', and ''Hercules of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction Set In Ancient Greece
There is a body of ancient and modern fiction set in ancient Greece and ancient Greek culture, including Magna Graecia and Hellenistic kingdoms. Titles include: Books Bronze Age and mythistoricals Atlantis * Poul Anderson, '' The Dancer from Atlantis'' (1971) Crete =Daedalus= * Michael Ayrton ** ''The Testament of Daedalus'' (1962) ** ''The Maze Maker'' (1967) * Erick Berry, ''Winged Girl of Knossos'' (1933) * Ernst Schnabel, ''Story for Icarus'' (1958) =Theseus, Ariadne, Circe, Phaedra= * Eleanor Farjeon, '' Ariadne and the Bull'' (1945) * André Gide, ''Theseus'' (1946) * Roger Lancelyn Green, '' Mystery at Mycenae'' (1957) * Madeline Miller, ''Circe'' (2018) * Steven Pressfield, '' Last of the Amazons'' (2002) * Mary Renault, "Thesead" ** ''The King Must Die'' (1958) ** ''The Bull from the Sea'' (1962) * Tony Robinson & Richard Curtis, '' Theseus: The King Who Killed the Minotaur'' (1988) * Fred Saberhagen, '' Ariadne's Web'' (2000) * Ian Serraillier, '' The Way of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction Set In Ancient Rome
Historical novels arranged by the period of their setting Rome as a Kingdom ''If you know of works set in the pre-Republican era, please expand this section.'' * ''Founding Fathers'' (1959) by Alfred Duggan. Originally titled ''Children of the Wolf'', this novel tells the story of King Romulus and the founding of Rome through the eyes of a variety of characters who come to the new city. * Roma (2007) by Steven Saylor. According to the author's website, the book covers part of Rome's early history.http://www.stevensaylor.com/ Saylor, Steven. "Steven Saylor website". Retrieved May 16, 2007 Early Republic (before 264 BC) ''If you know of works set in the Early Republic, please expand this section.'' * Roma, published March 6, 2007, by Steven Saylor. According to the author's website, the book covers part of Rome's early history. * The Etruscan by Mika Waltari. Part of the story is set on the first few years of the Republic. * ''Traitors’ Legion'' (Ace G-532,1963) by Jay Scotland, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi-Raq
''Chi-Raq'' () is a 2015 American musical crime comedy drama film, directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago, the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the city's south side, particularly the Englewood neighborhood. The story is based on Aristophanes' ''Lysistrata'', a classical Greek comedy play in which women withhold sex from their husbands to put an end to the Peloponnesian War. It stars Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, and Samuel L. Jackson. It was the first film to be produced by Amazon Studios, released in select theaters on December 4, 2015 and on their video on demand service Amazon Instant Video on December 29. Plot In Chicago's Southside, as the events are narrated by Dolemedes, a war rages between two rival gangs: the Spartans, led by rapper/gang leader Demetrius Dupree, nicknamed "Chi-Raq" and the Trojans, led by gang lord Cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girls (1968 Film)
''The Girls'' ( sv, Flickorna) is a 1968 Swedish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling, starring Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson and Gunnel Lindblom. It is a feminist reinvention of the ancient Greek play ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes, and revolves around a theatre group who set up the play. In 1996 a documentary on the making of the film, ''Lines From the Heart'', was made by director Christina Olofson. Plot Liz, Marianne, and Gunilla are three actresses who have been hired to perform in a touring production of ''Lysistrata''. Each woman faces challenges leaving their homes in order to tour. Marianne has left her married boyfriend and finds it difficult to leave her toddler in the hands of babysitters as she goes on tour. Liz's husband is having an affair and wants her to leave while Gunilla, a mother of four young children, is urged not to leave by her husband who wants her to stay at home to help with the children. Along the tour they are met with polite indifference as au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Greatest Sex
''The Second Greatest Sex'' is a 1955 Western musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Jeanne Crain and George Nader. It is a Western version of the play ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes. Plot In 1880, men from three Kansas towns, Osake, Jones City and Mandaroon - feud over which one gets to be the county seat. A safe containing important documents is the prize which, whoever controls it, will determine the county seat. To the frustration of the women back home, the men go away for long periods of time to fight over this safe, and then return home exhausted. Matt Davis wants to marry Sheriff McClure's attractive daughter Liza, but neither McClure is sure if Matt's more interested in the town or romance. The men of Osake, now have the safe, and proceed to build a courthouse in their town. However, Liza is livid when, just as they marry, Matt leaves again because the safe's now been stolen. He forms a posse and the other men take off with him. Taking their c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughters Of Destiny (film)
''Daughters of Destiny'' (UK title: ''Love, Soldiers and Women'', French title: ''Destinées'' and Italian title: ''Destini di donne'') is a 1954 Franco-Italian co-production motion picture comedy drama directed by Marcello Pagliero, Jean Delannoy and Christian-Jaque. The film stars Claudette Colbert (segment "Elisabeth"), Michèle Morgan (segment "Jeanne") and Martine Carol (segment "Lysistrata"). It tells three stories, which are unrelated, but each deal with a woman and war. Plot In this trilogy of stories, the episode "Elizabeth" is about an American war-widow who goes to Italy where her husband was in World War II. The episode "Jeanne" tells the life of Jeanne d'Arc. The episode "Lysistrata" is about Athenian wives, an adaptation of the Greek play. Principal cast ;segment "Elisabeth" *Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Whitefield *Eleonora Rossi Drago as Angela Ascari/Farmgirl *Mirko Ellis as Anthony ;segment "Jeanne" *Michèle Morgan as Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc *Michel Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
''The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' is a 2017 psychological horror thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Camp. The screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou was inspired by the ancient Greek tragedy ''Iphigenia in Aulis'' by Euripides, and follows a cardiac surgeon who introduces his family to a teenage boy with a connection to his past, after which they mysteriously begin to fall ill. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It was theatrically released in the United States by A24 on 20 October 2017, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Curzon Artificial Eye on 3 November. Critical response to the film was mostly positive, and it grossed over $7 million worldwide. Plot After performing an open heart surgery, Steven Murphy, a Cardiothoracic surgery, cardiothoracic surgeon in Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
