The Weeping Meadow

The Weeping Meadow by Theo Angelopoulos

7.50

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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Cast

Alexandra Aidini

Alexandra Aidini as Eleni

Nikos Poursanidis

Nikos Poursanidis as Alexis

Giorgos Armenis

Giorgos Armenis as Nikos

Vasilis Kolovos

Vasilis Kolovos as Spyros

Eva Kotamanidou

Eva Kotamanidou as Kassandra

Toula Stathopoulou

Toula Stathopoulou as Woman in the Coffee House

Thalia Argyriou

Thalia Argyriou as Danai

Smaro Gaitanidou

Smaro Gaitanidou as

Mihalis Giannatos

Mihalis Giannatos as Zisis

Grigoris Evangelatos

Grigoris Evangelatos as Teacher

Aliki Kamineli

Aliki Kamineli as

Amdromachi Chrisomelli

Amdromachi Chrisomelli as

Alex Moukanos

Alex Moukanos as

Dimitris Kolovos

Dimitris Kolovos as

Thodoros Teknetzidis

Thodoros Teknetzidis as

Foulis Boudouroglou

Foulis Boudouroglou as

Theofilos Alexopoulos

Theofilos Alexopoulos as

Than. Alexopoulos

Than. Alexopoulos as

Pas. Karaolanis

Pas. Karaolanis as

Vas. Karaolanis

Vas. Karaolanis as

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