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Iphigenia (film)
''Iphigenia'' () is a 1977 Greek Epic drama directed by Michael Cacoyannis, based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who was ordered by the goddess Artemis to be sacrificed. Cacoyannis adapted the film, the third in his "Greek Tragedy" trilogy (after the release of ''Electra'' in 1962 and ''The Trojan Women'' in 1971), from his stage production of Euripides' play '' Iphigenia at Aulis''. The film stars Tatiana Papamoschou as Iphigenia, Kostas Kazakos as Agamemnon and Irene Papas as Clytemnestra. The score was composed by Mikis Theodorakis. ''Iphigenia'' was nominated for one Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. ''Iphigenia'' received the 1978 Belgian Femina Award and received the Best Film Award at the 1977 Thessaloniki Film Festival, where Tatiania Papamoschou also received the Best Leading Actress Award for her role as Iphigenia. Plot ''Iphigenia'' tells the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cacoyannis
Michalis Kakogiannis (; ; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), usually credited as Michael Cacoyannis or Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, theatre director, and playwright. He is best known for writing, directing, producing, and editing ''Zorba the Greek (film), Zorba the Greek'' (1964), an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' Zorba the Greek, novel of the same name. He also directed the 1983 Broadway theatre, Broadway revival of the Zorba (musical), musical based on the film in addition to writing, directing, designing, and translating dozens of stage play and opera productions. Cacoyannis was nominated for five Academy Awards, more than any other any Cypriot: three of the nominations were for ''Zorba the Greek'' (Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay) whilst the other two were Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme D'Or
The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, the was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The is widely considered one of the film industry's most prestigious awards. History In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm, in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes, evoking the famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette. The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles
In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus () was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. The central character in Homer's ''Iliad'', he was the son of the Nereids, Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia and famous Argonauts, Argonaut. Achilles was raised in Phthia along with his childhood companion Patroclus and received his education by the centaur Chiron. In the ''Iliad'', he is presented as the commander of the mythical tribe of the Myrmidons. Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy. Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the ''Iliad'', other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris (mythology), Paris, who shot him with an arrow. Later legends (beginning with Statius' unfinished epic ''Achilleid'', written in the first century CE) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panos Mihalopoulos
Panos Michalopoulos (; born 15 January 1949) is a Greeks, Greek actor, who has appeared during the last three decades in movies and television series. Selected filmography Films *''Iphigenia (film), Iphigenia'' (1977) *''Enas kontos tha mas sosei'' (1981) *''Garsoniera gia deka'' (1981) *''Ta Tsakalia'' (1981) *''Vasika kalispera sas'' (1982) *''I Strofi'' (1982) *''Peraste, filiste, teliosate!'' (1986) *''Roz gatos'' (1986) *''Pano kato ke plagios'' (1993) Television * ''Vaincre à Olympie'' (1977) *''Fovos kai pathos'' (1990) *''Tmima ithon'' (1992) *''Pirasmos'' (1995) *''Palirroia'' (1996) *''Dada gia oles tis douleies'' (1998) *''Gia mia gynaika kai ena aftokinito'' (2001) *''Ta Filarakia'' (2002) *''I Ora i kali'' (2004) *''Ta koritsia tou baba'' (2007) *''S'agapao...parkare'' (2009) External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Michalopoulos, Panos 1949 births Living people Greek male film actors Greek male stage actors Greek male television actors People from Kalamata 20th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odysseus
In Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus ( ; , ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; ), is a legendary Greeks, Greek king of Homeric Ithaca, Ithaca and the hero of Homer's Epic poetry, epic poem, the ''Odyssey''. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's ''Iliad'' and other works in that same epic cycle. As the son of Laertes (father of Odysseus), Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope, and father of Telemachus, Acusilaus, and Telegonus (son of Odysseus), Telegonus, Odysseus is renowned for his intellectual brilliance, guile, and versatility (''polytropos''), and he is thus known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning (). He is most famous for his ''nostos'', or "homecoming", which took him ten eventful years after the decade-long Trojan War. Name, etymology, and epithets The form ''Odys(s)eus'' is used starting in the epic period and through the classical period, but various other forms are also found. In vase inscriptions, there are the varian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Tsagas
Christos may refer to: * Jesus of Nazareth * Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity * Christos (surname) * Christos (given name) *, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71 See also * Christ (other) * Christo (other) * Christa (other) Christa may refer to: * Christa (given name), a female given name * Janusz Christa (1934–2008), Polish comics author * '' Swedish Fly Girls'', a 1971 film also known as ''Christa'' * 1015 Christa, an asteroid See also * Christ (disambiguation ... * Christus (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costas Carras
Kostas Karras () (21 June 1936 – 6 May 2012) was a Greek actor and politician. Biography Karras was born in Athens and trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the drama school of the National Theatre of Greece. After making his screen debut in 1961, he was a regular feature in Greek cinema throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Karras was a member of the Hellenic Parliament from 2000 to 2007, representing the New Democracy party. Filmography *''Imperiale'' (1968) *''Ipolochagos Natassa'' (1970) *''Iphigenia In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by hunting and killing one of Artem ...'' (1977) References External links * 1936 births 2012 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Greek male film actors Greek male television actors Greek MPs 2000–2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Kazakos
Kostas Kazakos (; 29 May 1935 – 13 September 2022) was a Greek actor, television director, and politician. Early life Kazakos was born on 29 May 1935 in Pyrgos, Elis, originally from the village of Karyes, Trifylia. At the age of 18, he settled in Athens to study pedagogy, but his father's left-wing heritage caused him to be rejected by the university. Thus, he changed careers and studied at the Lykourgos Stavrakos Film School (1953-1956) and the Karolos Koun Drama School of Art Theater (1954-1957). Political career In the 2007 Greek legislative election, he was elected a member of parliament with the Communist Party of Greece, as head of the State Ballot. He was reelected in 2009 Greek legislative election, 2009. Personal life He married for the first time in 1962, to the artist Nerina Lymberopoulou, sister of the actress Maya Lymberopoulou. From 1968 to 1992 he was married to actress Tzeni Karezi, with whom he had a son, also actor Konstantinos Kazakos (b. 1969). From 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam (; , ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra. Etymology Most scholars take the etymology of the name from the Luwian 𒉺𒊑𒀀𒈬𒀀 (Pa-ri-a-mu-a-, or “exceptionally courageous”), attested as the name of a man from Zazlippa, in Kizzuwatna. A similar form is attested transcribed in Greek as ''Paramoas'' near Kaisareia in Cappadocia. Some have identified Priam with the historical figure of Piyama-Radu, a warlord active in the vicinity of Wilusa. However, this identification is disputed, and is highly unlikely, given that he was known in Hittite records as being an ally of the Ahhiyawa against Wilusa. A popular folk etymology derives the name from the Greek verb , meaning 'to buy'. This in turn gives rise to a story of Priam's sister Hesione ransoming his freedom with a veil, from Heracles, thereby 'buying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris (mythology)
Paris of Troy (), also known as Paris or Alexander (), is a mythological figure in the story of the Trojan War. He appears in numerous Greek legends and works of Ancient Greek literature such as the ''Iliad''. In myth, he is prince of Troy, son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, and younger brother of Prince Hector. His elopement with Helen sparks the Trojan War, during which he fatally wounds Achilles. Name The Ancient Greek name Πάρις is probably of Luwian origin, and is comparable to ''Parizitis'', attested as a Hittite scribe's name. The name is etymologically unrelated to that of France's capital city, derived from the Gallic Parisii tribe. Description Paris was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "well-grown, sturdy, white, good nose, good eyes, black pupils, black hair, incipient beard, long-faced, heavy eyebrows, big mouth, charming, eloquent, agile, an accurate archer, cowardly, hedonist". Meanwhile, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy
Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destination, and was added to the List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey, UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998. Troy was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt during its 4000 years of occupation. As a result, the site is divided into nine Stratigraphy (archaeology), archaeological layers, each corresponding to a city built on the ruins of the previous. Archaeologists refer to these layers using Roman numerals, Troy I being the earliest and Troy IX being the latest. Troy was first settled around 3600 BC and grew into a small fortified city around 3000 BC (Troy I). Among the early layers, Troy II is notable for its wealth and imposing architecture. During the Late Bronze Age, Troy was called Wilusa and was a vassal of the Hittite Empire. The final layer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menelaus
In Greek mythology, Menelaus (; ) was a Greek king of Mycenaean (pre- Dorian) Sparta. According to the ''Iliad'', the Trojan war began as a result of Menelaus's wife, Helen, fleeing to Troy with the Trojan prince Paris. Menelaus was a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of the Greek army, under his elder brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae. Prominent in both the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'', Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy, the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus. Description In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Menelaus was described as "of moderate stature, auburn-haired, and handsome. He had a pleasing personality." Family Menelaus was a descendant of Pelops son of Tantalus. He was the younger brother of Agamemnon, and the husband of Helen of Troy. According to the usual version of the story, followed by the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'' of Homer, Agamemno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
