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The Trojan Women ( Greek: Τρωάδες) is a 1971 American-British-Greek war drama film directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold and Irene Papas. The film was made with the minimum of changes to Edith Hamilton 's translation of Euripides ' original play, save for the omission of ...
Jan 19, 1972 · The Trojan Women: Directed by Michael Cacoyannis. With Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas. The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.
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- Michael Cacoyannis
- 1972-01-19
The Trojan Women. It has been 10 years since Michael Cacoyannis directed the best film ever made from a Greek tragedy, "Electra." It was in stark, spare black-and-white, and it had a classical simplicity that moved some audiences literally to tears.
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Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/20 Full Review Audience Member The Trojan Women earns a sympathetic but low 3 star rating from me. This is the type of film I want to come off.
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- Mihalis Kakogiannis
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- Katharine Hepburn
The Trojan Women was the third tragedy of a trilogy dealing with the Trojan War. The first tragedy, Alexandros, was about the recognition of the Trojan prince Paris who had been abandoned in infancy by his parents and rediscovered in adulthood. The second tragedy, Palamedes, dealt with Greek mistreatment of their fellow Greek Palamedes.
The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city. Hecuba and the other women of Troy rise to find their city in ruins and their cause lost. The city has fallen into Greek hands and it is likely their lot to become slaves of Greek soldiers. A messenger approaches to inform them that the lots have been drawn and each woman will be ...
In 1965, the director took the play to Paris using a translation by Jean-Paul Sartre. Euripides' play is renowned among literary scholars as one of the world's great anti-war texts. The film version omits an entire opening scene of the play, which takes place among the gods. The Trojan Women was shot on location in Atienza, Spain.
