The Weeping Meadow (2004)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $64,424.00 |
| Original Language | el |
| Popularity | 5.026 |
Directed By
Theo Angelopoulos
Crew
Theo Angelopoulos
Theo Angelopoulos
Tonino Guerra
Petros Markaris
Giorgio Silvagni
Eleni Karaindrou
Andreas Sinanos
Giorgos Triandafyllou
Harris Papadopoulos
Kostas Lambropoulos
Costas Dimitriadis
Giorgos Patsas
Ioulia Stavridou
Meinolf Zurhorst
Giorgio Silvagni
Nikos Sekeris
Amedeo Pagani
Peter Nadermann
Jean Labadie
Kostas Kefalas
Reinhold Elschot
Phoebe Economopoulos
Theo Angelopoulos
Foivi Oikonomopoulou
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
Mihalis Giannatos
Zisis
Grigoris Evangelatos
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