Electra
Electra ( Ilektra) is a 1962 Greek film based on the play Electra, written by Euripides. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, serving as the first installment of his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. The film starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra and Giannis Fertis as Orestis.
Plot
King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover, Agamemnon's cousin and childhood playmate, Aegisthus. Of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra's children, Orestes goes into exile for safety, while Electra is confined to the palace for some years and then forced to marry a peasant to disgrace her and any children.
Awards
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| author | Michalis Cacoyannis |
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| award | Best movie award of Thessaloniki International Film Festival |
| director | Michalis Cacoyannis |
| editor | Leonidas Antonakis |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | aegisthus agamemnon clytemnestra confine electra end false pretenses force kill knife fight murder orestes pylades sibling social outcast |
| musicBy | Mikis Theodorakis |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Michael Cacoyannis |
| productionCompany | Finos Film |
| publisher | Lopert Pictures Corporation United Artists |
| theme | independent |