The Travelling Players(O Thiasos)
Dir: Theo Angelopoulos
Greece, 1975, Greek, 231mins, DCP
Cast: Eva Kotamanidou, Aliki Georgouli, Stratos Pachis
An epic vision of the tumultuous landscape of Greek history is traced through the personal histories of a troupe of actors, whose pastoral play Golfo the Shepherdess is continuously interrupted by the politics of the time. Re-enacting the fates of the major figures in Aeschylus’ Oresteia , the travelling performers are caught in struggle, betrayal and tragic death amidst the swirling vortices of military junta, World War II and the aftermath of the Civil War. An indisputable landmark in cinema, this analogy for all Greek people as displaced exiles is an ensemble of Angelopoulos' profound long-take and moving camera mise-en-scene taken to harrowingly beautiful extremes.
Cannes Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize (Parallel Sections)
Thessaloniki Film Festival: 6 awards including Best Film and Best Director
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Cancelled 2022-01-09 (Sun)
18:50Cancelled 2022-02-19 (Sat)
15:15
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ 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
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
CINE FAN ONLINE
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