Genres
Production Companies
EPT
Attica Art Productions
Networxx - Film Management
Intermédias
Classic Productions
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Bac Films
Movie Reinhold Elschot
ZDF
Eurimages
Greek Film Centre
Theo Angelopoulos Films
Canal+
ARTE France Cinéma
Network Movie
RAI
The Weeping Meadow (Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει)
Overview
The first part of an incomplete trilogy telling the story of the greek people. The film begins in 1919, with Greek immigrants from Odessa arriving near Thessaloniki. Led by the charismatic Spyros, they establish a new settlement in the delta of a river. The youngest of the settlers are Spyros' son Alexis and an orphan from Odessa, Eleni. A strong, almost incestuous affection develops between the teenagers, resulting in twins who are given to a foster family. Also standing in the way of love is Spyros, determined to take his foster daughter as his wife. The lovers then decide to flee the village, persecuted by their father, leading a life of exile. As Alexis joins a group of musicians planning to go to the United States, Eleni regains custody of the twins. Angelopoulos, as in previous films, looks at the sacrifice of civilians confronted by the workers' demonstrations of 1935, the rule of Metaxas' fascist junta and forced emigration to America, and finally the civil war of 1944-1949.
Key Crew
Director: Theo Angelopoulos
Writer: Theo Angelopoulos, Giorgio Silvagni, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Producer: Peter Nadermann, Theo Angelopoulos, Meinolf Zurhorst, Reinhold Elschot
Director of Photography: Andreas Sinanos
Top Cast
Alexandra Aidini
Eleni
Nikos Poursanidis
Alexis
Giorgos Armenis
Nikos
Vasilis Kolovos
Spyros
Eva Kotamanidou
Kassandra
Toula Stathopoulou
Woman in the Coffee House
Thalia Argyriou
Danai
Smaro Gaitanidou
Videos
Trailor-The Weeping Meadow (Τριλογία 1: Το Λιβάδι που δακ)
