''Dionysus in '69''
is a 1970 film directed by
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (; born September 11, 1940) is an Americans, American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for work in the suspense, Crime film, crime, and psychological thriller genres. ...
, Robert Fiore and
Bruce Rubin. The film records a performance of
The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of ''
The Bacchae
''The Bacchae'' (; , ''Bakkhai''; also known as ''The Bacchantes'' ) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. It premiered posthumou ...
'' directed by Richard Schechner. It was entered into the
20th Berlin International Film Festival
The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, was opened on 26 June 1970 with French-Belgian film '' Klann – grand guignol'' by Patrick Ledoux and scheduled to end on 7 July. However, on 5 July the competit ...
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Cast
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Remi Barclay as Chorus/Herself
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Samuel Blazer as Coryphaeus/Chorus/Himself
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Jason Bosseau as Messenger/Chorus/Himself
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Richard Dia as Cadmus/Chorus/Himself
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William Finley as Dionysus/Chorus/Himself
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Joan MacIntosh as Agave/Chorus/Herself
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Vicki May as Chorus/Herself
* Patrick McDermott as Tiresias/Chorus/Himself
* Margaret Ryan as Chorus/Herself
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Will Shepherd as Pentheus/Chorus/Himself
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Ciel Smith as Agave/Chorus/Herself
Production
The film merges the final two performances of the play, from June and July 1969, the final one having been staged with more lighting, for better recording quality. In contrast to the previous non-recorded performances, actors are not fully naked during central scenes so as to ensure distribution to movie theaters.
The film makes use of split screen to show both actors and audience involvement in parallel.
See also
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List of American films of 1970
This is a list of American films released in 1970.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1970, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by '' The Numbers'', are as follows:
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April–June
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References
External links
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Dionysus in '69' viewable online at th
Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library
1970 films
1970 drama films
American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films based on classical mythology
Films based on works by Euripides
Films directed by Brian De Palma
Works based on The Bacchae
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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