
The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA talented cast, headed by Irene Papas, give first-rate performances and do wonders with this stirring ancient drama. |
| User ReviewChristine CThe movie was done well and on scene, really at Aulis. The acting was superb and Irene Papas is always a sign of a good movie. |
| User ReviewLeon EOne of the finest Greek tragedies on film, from the maker of 'Zorba the Greek'. An exercise in subtle simplicity and authenticity, making it far superior to any star-driven, pimped out Hollywood loincloth-o-rama. This film has the depth and pacing, the grace and beauty, the power and intensity to leave me spellbound and speechless every time. |
| User ReviewByron BGreat adaptation of Evripides' tragedy "Ifigeneia at Aulis", written in 410 BC |
| User ReviewJeff BRumor has it this great follow-up to Elektra lost the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1978 by one vote. The ones that know at least squat about movie appreciation do not give a flying f#ck about that. 86/100 |
| User ReviewSarah MOne of the finest Greek tragedies on film, from the maker of 'Zorba the Greek'. An exercise in subtle simplicity and authenticity, making it far superior to any star-driven, pimped out Hollywood loincloth-o-rama. This film has the depth and pacing, the grace and beauty, the power and intensity to leave me spellbound and speechless every time. |
| User ReviewMihalis MA solid greek drama-tragedy set amidst figures and events preceding the Trojan War. Besides gorgeous authentic greek landscapes, we also get some serious acting from the protagonists. The style of the movie somehow reminded me of italian spaghetti westerns, with the barren landscape and also a few camera zooms into the eyes of the actors. The story is told in a very theatrical, almost Shakespearean fashion. |
| User ReviewWiebke KYes, it is from 1977, and yes, it is in Greek with subtitles, but still -- you have Irene Papas as a great Klytemnestra and the powerful message of what are you willing to sacrifice when you go to war. And the spin this one does on Achilles' budding relationship with Iphigenia and what her sacrifice and stance might mean for him to live up to is quite interesting. |
| User ReviewWilliam RAs I've said before, there is no one better qualified to tell a story than the people who originated it. In this case, the Greeks have adapted a tragedy from one of their well-known ancient playwrights and have given us this gem of a film. Overall, I was very impressed with what I saw here. All of the actors do a great job but there are times when all the emotional yelling and screaming tends to go overboard. But in a tragedy, I prefer too much emotion to too little. The production was especially impressive for a relatively unknown foreign film from the 70's. I thought that the editing could have been slightly better. The pacing is weighed down in parts with one or two too many still shots; a shot of Agamemnon's tent for 10 seconds, a shot of the beach for 15 seconds, then back to a shot of Agamemnon's tent for another 10 seconds, that sort of thing. Despite all this, Iphigenia excels as a presentation of one piece of one of the greatest stories in human mythology. One of the best shots is the very last one. It may mean more to those who have read the stories and know what the eventual end to this story entails. Too bad these guys never made a sequel! |
| User ReviewPhilippe LKakogiannis did very well with this film. It flowed well and made it very easy to become absorbed in the plot. The intense close ups were a little melodramatic, but overall it was edited well. I enjoyed the barebones interpretation of a great Greek tragedy. |