Iphigenia (Iphigenie)
1977 · Movie · 130 min. · Greece
The Greek army is becalmed in Aulis and unable to sail to Troy. King Agamemnon has to face food shortage, the soldiers' mutiny but also soothsayer Calhas' intrigues, who saw the King killing his sacred cows, during a demonstration of his authority. Calhas, in order to take revenge, delivers an oracle saying that the winds will blow only if Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter, Iphigenia. The ambitious army commander, orders his daughter to leave Argos and come to Aulis, under the pretext of marrying her off to Achilles. Clytemnestra arrives at Aulis together with Iphigenia full of happiness at her daughter's good fortune. But when she learns the truth, Clytemnestra tries, in vain, to change Agamemnon's mind...
Direction Mihalis Kakogiannis
Cast Irene Papas · Tatiana Papamoschou · Kostas Kazakos · Costas Carras · Christos Tsagas · Panos Mihalopoulos · Dimitri Aronis · Sofia Sfyroera · Dimitris Liagas · Angelos Yannoulis · Eirini Koumarianou · Giorgos Oikonomou · Yorgos Charalabidis
Soundtrack Mikis Theodorakis
Screenplay Mihalis Kakogiannis · Eurípides
Cinematography Giorgos Arvanitis
Original title Iphigenia (Iphigenie) (Ifigeneia)
Also known as Iphigenia
7.0
296 votes (FilmAffinity)
Add to lists
Share