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Iphigenia

1977 · 127 min

A slow, solemn plunge into myth and moral compromise, heavy with dread and the unbearable weight of fate.

Directed by
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras
Overview
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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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • family
  • power
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Written by
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Starring
Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras, Tatiana Papamoschou, Christos Tsagas, Panos Mihalopoulos, Angelos Yannoulis, Dimitris Aronis
Music
Míkis Theodorakis
Cinematography
Giorgos Arvanitis
Runtime
127 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek, Polish

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