The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women

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Hecuba and the other women of Troy rise to find their city in ruins and their cause lost. The city has fallen into Greek hands and it is likely their lot to become slaves of Greek soldiers. A messenger approaches to inform them that the lots have been drawn and each woman will be taken to the man who drew for her. Of particular interest is Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, who is chosen for the Greek kings bedchamber. She has received word of this news already and is in hiding be... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Trojan Women:

Katharine Hepburn
Vanessa Redgrave
Geneviève Bujold
Irene Papas
Patrick Magee
Brian Blessed

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Hecuba and the other women of Troy rise to find their city in ruins and their cause lost. The city has fallen into Greek hands and it is likely their lot to become slaves of Greek soldiers. A messenger approaches to inform them that the lots have been drawn and each woman will be taken to the man who drew for her. Of particular interest is Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, who is chosen for the Greek kings bedchamber. She has received word of this news already and is in hiding because she has sworn an oath to the gods that she will live as a virgin. When she is found she has some particularly nasty things to say about treatment at Greek hands.

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User Review - 10/10 by Lee MA film to watch. Based on the play by Euripedes, the Michael Cacoyannis movie is very faithful to the play and has one of the best acting companies I have ever seen. Katharine Hepburn channels Greek theatricality in her approach to Hecuba. Vanessa Redgrave is earth-shaking as Andromache. This movie proves its tagline: The strength of mankind has always been its women. You must see this.
User Review - 10/10 by David CPlaywright Euripides' barrier-crossing sympathy for women on the losing side of the mythic Trojan war could have been written over two millennia later as a sword-and-sandal allegory of some contemporary conflict. The obvious relevance was not lost on adapter/producer/director/editor Michael Cacoyannis, who includes a dedication to those who would resist oppression. Yet Euripides' play begins after resistance has come and gone and all is truly lost. All that is left is to discover how insidious and inescapable total defeat is. Try as they might to deny the end of their culture, to comfort themselves through religion, to remember that they were once great, to find some small triumph in the ability to stand upright, the Trojan women may not retain even a shred of their past dignity. It is not that the Greeks gloat: the Greek soldier who speaks the most is apologetic and respectful in response to powerful speeches delivered by women of such presence as Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, and Irene Papas, but in the end he is the victor and with that comes the obligation, distasteful though he may find it, to play the part.
User Review - 10/10 by Favio VI'm Watching this excellent work of Euripides shows us the senselessness of war
User Review - 10/10 by Alan FA marvelous rendition of the Greek tragedy, this movie is a great treasure, because it actually shows the horrible aftermath of war, which is something stories and movies tend to neglect. From school, we all know that the "heroic" Greeks won the Trojan War, but seldom do we hear of the unheroic things that they did to their prisoners. Thankfully, Euripides' play has survived through the centuries, and we can now see it in film format. Some of the choices in casting, however, are a bit questionable for the following reason: for some actors, their iconic status can overpower their roles. Such is definitely the case with Katherine Hepburn, who delivers a great rendition of Hecuba, but I could not help but often feel as if I were just watching Katherine Hepburn playing the role of Hecuba, as opposed to really being drawn into the performance and seeing her as actually being Hecuba. Vanessa Redgrave's portrayal of Andromache also falls a little short, as she does not seem to deliver a convincing enough sense of grief for the loss of her husband and young son. She says the lines well, but the true feeling of a woman put in such a position is lacking. I do applaud the talents of these two actresses in this film, but they are indeed overshadowed by their two co-stars. Thankfully, the two other leading parts will receive nothing but praise from me, for both Irene Papas and Genevieve Bujold are great in their roles (and, interestingly enough, rather quite the opposite of what they did in the film Anne of the Thousand Days). Irene Papas displays all the proper cunning and seductive powers belonging to the selfish Helen. Her eyes are gorgeous and, she uses them with great talent to emote and portray the smug arrogance and the power Helen had over men. Genevieve Bujold's Cassandra is perhaps a bit more hysterical than I would have thought necessary, but her scene is nonetheless very powerful and stirring. The story of Cassandra is nothing short of tragic, and Ms. Bujold plays it to the hilt without going overboard. In short, The Trojan Women is a great film for anyone who is interested in the subject matter, whether it be Greek mythology, ancient Greek literature, or the aftermath of war. It is a thinking movie, however, full of clever dialog and not so much action, so you do have to be in a certain mindset to watch it and get the most out of it. Furthermore, remember that it is a tragedy, as it was written in the fourth century BCE. Don't expect a happy ending.
User Review - 8/10 by James CI saw The Trojan Woman on a disc from Netflix last night (October 24, 2014.) I don't think I would know how to watch it in 1971. But, my recent interest in Greek mythology eggs me on; and I'm glad I watched this well-made, cerebral movie. It can be mentally painful at times because it reminds us how pride, power and lust could lead to ineffable suffering. I was glad I did not push the stop button till the end.
User Review - 8/10 by Jeff BA faithful treatment of Euripides' tragedy, so those expecting an action movie will be disappointed.
User Review - 8/10 by Anne OThe "Great Kate" takes on Euripedes and passes with flying colors. Wonderful film! A very young and stunningly beautiful Vanessa Redgrave is an added bonus. Best scene: Hepburn's Queen Hecuba taking on the timeless beauty that was Helen of Troy, played perfectly by the very underrated Irene Papas.
User Review - 8/10 by Daniel ALet me remember what was on this one... Oh, yeah: -Euripides. -Mihalis Kakogiannis. -Irene Papas. -Katherine Hepburn. -Vanessa Redgrave. -Geneviève Bujold. "The strength of mankind has always been its women." 85/100
User Review - 6/10 by George MThe film is unsuccesful in many ways and is flawed; it is mostly the rythm that suffers as the tragic mode/style of talking doesn't match the 'naturalistic' cinematic art. Cacoyannis tries to bring some cinematic effects as equivalents to the play's stylized structure (such as the choral section with the montage of the faces of Trojan women as a way to evoke ritualistic effects) but not all of them succeed. I would say that it fails because of that: looking for equivalents in film language for another language (that of ancient Greek theatre) is the problem, instead of trying to reimagine from scratch the play in cinematic terms as Pasolini did for his own adaptations of tragedies. Yet, despite its flaws, the film manages to be really powerful at times. This is thanks to the text itself as well as the masterful performances, especially by Katharine Hepburn as Hecuba and Vanessa Redgrave as Andromache. It definitely deserves to be seen as it can be rewarding for those who have some patience to spare.
User Review - 6/10 by Robert BThe Trojan Women earns a sympathetic but low 3 star rating from me. This is the type of film I want to come off. This is the same director that did Iphigenia and Antigone and both came off very well as tragedies. Unfortunately, with Trojan Women the acting is very mixed. At times it is very good, but it is also often overwrought. I have to put this down to the directing and I suspect there may have been communication issues since Irene Papas comes off solid as Helen. Also, the sound is often very poor with the windy, open outdoor location and that may have caused the actresses to frequently shout their lines. Still, as a lover of Greek myth and drama, I find Trojan Women passable and admire the efforts made.

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