IPHIGENIA IN AULIS
synopsis
The focus of this documentary is on the Greek coastal resort Amarynthos, which looks out on Boeotia, where the ancient port of Aulis once lay. This was the setting for Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis, the tragedy in which King Agamemnon demonstrates his willingness to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. De Bernardi uses locals as the 'dramatis personae' – protagonists such as Iphigenia, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon and Achilles, and has them read excerpts from the play. Fragments which, like a Greek chorus, comment on the status of refugees in Europe. A banner reads 'Solidarity', and a life jacket forms a leitmotif throughout the film.
international title: | Iphigenia in Aulis |
original title: | Ifigenia in Aulide |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Tonino De Bernardi |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Tonino De Bernardi |
film editing: | Maicol Casale |
music: | John Downland, Marika Papagika |
production: | Lontane Province Film |