Alexander the Great(O Megalexandros)
Dir: Theo Angelopoulos
Greece/Italy, 1980, Greek, 208mins, DCP
Cast: Omero Antonutti, Eva Kotamanidou, Grigoris Evanelatos
Assuming the spiritual glory of the legendary Greek liberator, this great Alexander is a bandit who kidnaps a group of English aristocrats and holds them in a mountain village for political ransom. The mysterious hero soon turns into a Stalin-like tyrant, whose brutality in silence brings the ruins of Greece. Radiating with Angelopoulos’ ambition to create a blend of imaginative filmmaking with classical Greek tragedy forms, this parable is a provocative examination on demythification – from the roots of legend, socialist ideals, to the vain promises of the new century, yet leaving a faint sense of hope in the reincarnated young Alexander.
Venice Film Festival: Special Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize
Thessaloniki Film Festival: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Set Decoration and Best Sound
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Cancelled 2022-01-16 (Sun)
14:00Cancelled 2022-03-05 (Sat)
19:30
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction