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Voyage to Cythera

1984 · 139 min

A slow, somber journey through memory and disillusionment, with long takes and a quiet, aching sense of loss.

Overview
An old communist returning to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union is disillusioned with the state of things.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • memory
  • politics
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Theo Angelopoulos
Written by
Pierre Baudry, Tonino Guerra, Thanasis Valtinos, Theo Angelopoulos
Starring
Manos Katrakis, Mairi Hronopoulou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Dora Volanaki, Giulio Brogi, Giorgos Nezos, Athinodoros Prousalis, Mihalis Giannatos
Cinematography
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Runtime
139 min
Country
Greece, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
Greek, English

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