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The Illiac Passion (1967)

★ 4.3/10 90 min Drama, Fantasy United States English
Theatre Play: Aeschylus
Writer: Gregory J. Markopoulos
Adaptation: Henry David Thoreau
Streaming: Not available

Description

Prometheus, on an Odyssean journey, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge in search of the characters of his imagination. After meeting the Muse, he proceeds to the "forest." There, under an apple tree, he communes with his selves, represented by celebrated personages from the New York "underground scene" who appear as modern correlatives to the figures of Greek mythology. The filmmaker, who narrates the situations with a translation of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound, finds the personalities of his characters to have a timeless universality.

Top Cast

Richard Beauvais Prometheus
David Beauvais Prometheus' Conscience
Robert Alvarez Narcissus
Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead The Demon or Sprite
Sheila Gary Echo
Peggy Murray The Muse
Tom Venturi Hyacinthus
Tally Brown Venus

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