The Weeping Meadow (2004)
2h 49m
Running Time
February 20, 2004Release Date
The Weeping Meadow (2004)
2h 49m
Running Time
February 20, 2004Release Date
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Plot.
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 & Crew.

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

Mihalis Giannatos
Zisis

Grigoris Evangelatos
Teacher

Aliki Kamineli

Theo Angelopoulos
Director / Writer / Producer

Costas Dimitriadis
Set Decoration

Amedeo Pagani
Co-Producer

Giorgio Silvagni
Writer / Co-Producer

Giorgos Triandafyllou
Editor

Ioulia Stavridou
Costume Design

Peter Nadermann
Producer

Tonino Guerra
Writer

Jean Labadie
Co-Producer

Meinolf Zurhorst
Producer

Nikos Sekeris
Executive Producer

Petros Markaris
Writer

Kostas Lambropoulos
Production Design

Reinhold Elschot
Producer

Andreas Sinanos
Director of Photography

Giorgos Patsas
Set Decoration

Phoebe Economopoulos
Associate Producer

Kostas Kefalas
Line Producer

Eleni Karaindrou
Original Music Composer

Harris Papadopoulos
Casting

Foivi Oikonomopoulou
Executive Producer

Theofilos Alexopoulos

Vas. Karaolanis

Foulis Boudouroglou

Thodoros Teknetzidis

Amdromachi Chrisomelli

Alex Moukanos

Dimitris Kolovos

Than. Alexopoulos

Pas. Karaolanis
Media.




Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 2004
Original NameΤο Λιβάδι που δακρύζει
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 49m
Box Office$64,424
Genres
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Wiki.
Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (Greek: Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει) is a 2004 Greek historical drama film written and directed by Theo Angelopoulos. It stars Alexandra Aidini, Thalia Argyriou, Giorgos Armenis, Vasilis Kolovos and Nikos Poursanidis, and was released during the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2004.
It is the first film of a projected trilogy about recent events in Greek history. Followed in 2008 with The Dust of Time, the trilogy was ultimately left incomplete after Angelopoulos' unexpected death in January 2012.
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