''Dionysus in '69''
is a 1970 film by
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading ...
, Robert Fiore and
Bruce Rubin. The film records a performance of
The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of ''
The Bacchae
''The Bacchae'' (; grc-gre, Βάκχαι, ''Bakchai''; also known as ''The Bacchantes'' ) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. ...
''. It was entered into the
20th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
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Remi Barclay as Chorus/Herself
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Samuel Blazer as Coryphaeus/Chorus/Himself
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Jason Bosseau as Messenger/Chorus/Himself
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Richard Dia
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
as Cadmus/Chorus/Himself
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William Finley as Dionysus/Chorus/Himself
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Joan MacIntosh as Agave/Chorus/Herself
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Vicki May
Vicky, Vicko,
Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name, often a hypocorism of Victoria. The feminine name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki.
Women
* Family nickname of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840–1901), wife of German ...
as Chorus/Herself
* Patrick McDermott as Tiresias/Chorus/Himself
* Margaret Ryan as Chorus/Herself
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Will Shepherd as Pentheus/Chorus/Himself
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Ciel Smith
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as Agave/Chorus/Herself
Production
The film merges the final two performances of the play, from June and July 1969, the final one having been staged with more lighting, for better recording quality. In contrast to the previous non-recorded performances, actors are not fully naked during central scenes so as to ensure distribution to movie theaters.
The film makes use of split screen to show both actors and audience involvement in parallel.
See also
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List of American films of 1970
This is a list of American films released in 1970.
''Patton'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was ''Airport''.
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See also
* 1970 in ...
References
External links
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Dionysus in '69' viewable online at th
Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library
1970 films
1970 drama films
American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films based on classical mythology
Films based on works by Euripides
Films directed by Brian De Palma
Works based on The Bacchae
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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