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Greeks must have lived very depressed lives because almost all mythologies tales have tragic endings and these stories were taken from life happening around like rest of worlds mythologies always with grain of real happenings

Deceit manipulation got inbuilt in human psyche because of circumstances systems given of more to some, less to others, yet if you change this equation entire psyche of human minds change I throw a challenge in this fact with proof if given free resources and small town inhabitants as to prove it

Male in mini skirts and females full gowns? It was like this in that period why?

I wonder if Malcolm Arnold was inspired to write the ballet score for a performance of Elektra at the Sadler Wells Theatre by this film. He wrote the music for that performance the year after this film was released (1963).

. 7:00 fine prologo

Stripped of all superfluity, riveting without relent.

Αρχαία ελληνική τραγωδία.. Δυνατή!!!

Μάνος Κατράκης , προσωποποίηση του Ελληνικού δράματος …

Δωρική η κίνηση, Δωρικός ο ήχος , Δωρικός ο λόγος . Μια αυτούσια Ελληνική Τραγωδία .

Και ποσες καρδιες να βαλεις....δεν φτανουν

Πόσο καιρό έχω να τη δω❤πόσο πανέμορφη η Αλέκα Κατσελη❤εξαιρετική,όπως και η 'Αντιγονη'❤

κάνεις το 2024 το βλέπω Ηλεχτρα

Irene Papas was also brilliant as Clytemnestra in the 1977 film Iphigenia.

Agamemnon can’t have imagined Clytemnestra would just forgive him for Iphigenia. Not saying she & her boyfriend weren’t totally wicked, but it’s always stuck me as naive of him to expect she’d welcome him home as if nothing happened.

When this title came up, I thought it was a performance of the Strauss opera. Very happy to find this instead! I saw the Cacoyannis Iphigenia years ago and never have forgotten it - a masterpiece of film. As is this, with the incomparable Pappas. Magnificent film, wonderful retelling of the play. Many thanks for posting this!

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Η Ηλέκτρα του Κακογιάννη και της Φίνος Φίλμ… Το καμάρι του ελληνικού κινηματογράφου και του μέγα Φιλοποίμενος Φίνου, που σάρωσε ό,τι βραβείο είχε το Φεστιβάλ Θες/νίκης και πολλά άλλα διεθνή φεστιβάλ (Κάρλοβι Βάρι, Κάννες) και φυσικά η υποψηφιότητα για το Όσκαρ Καλύτερης Ξένης ταινίας. Και να φανταστεί κανείς πως ο Φίνος είχε αντιρρήσεις! Όχι γιατί ενδεχομένως θα…έκλαιγε τα λεφτά του, διότι το ελληνικό κοινό εκείνη την εποχή έτρεχε στους σινεμάδες να δει φαρσοκωμωδίες και φτηνά μελοδράματα αφ’ ενός και αφ’ ετέρου, δεν είχε καμμιά εμπιστοσύνη στους Αμερικάνους συμπαραγωγούς της United Artists και της Lopert Pictures Corp., που στο τέλος τον…δικαίωσαν, μιας και κόντεψαν να τον βγάλουν και …χρεωμένο, μιας και η ταινία δεν έκανε τα εισιτήρια που έπρεπε στην Ελλάδα. Η συμφωνία ήταν η εκμετάλλευση του έργου στο εξωτερικό να γίνει από διεθνή γραφεία και εταιρίες και το κομμάτι της Ελλάδας ήταν αποκλειστικά δουλειά του Φίνου. Κι εκεί έχασε μεν σε εισιτήρια, αλλά θριάμβευσε ως παραγωγός με την μέγιστη αυτή προσφορά του, που θα ήταν παρακαταθήκη για τις επόμενες γενιές Ελλήνων. Ένα έργο - σταθμός, μια ταινία που μοσχομυρίζει Ελλάδα και που ανέβασε το Β εγχώριο σινεμά στα ύψη, σε μια δεκαετία όπου η ελληνική κοινή γνώμη ήταν ακόμη ανώριμη να δεχτεί έναν κινηματογράφο μεγάλης εικαστικής αξίας.

Iphigenia from 1977 is also a great movie. The young actress in the title role was awesome. One question, though: the king was gone for 10 years, so Orestes had to be at least 11 when his father returned, or Clytemnaestra must gave been pregnant when he left for war. This boy looks younger. I like how the movie shows arid, stark landscapes and homespun clothes, not the Hollywood Technicolor stuff. One feels transported back in time.

Τρομερα διλημματα που ταλανίζουν τον Ορεστη και Ηλεκτρα ! Εξοχη η σκηνοθεσια και οι ηθοποιοι!

These plays were performed in every theaters in ancient Greece. Well, if I think that such art works were available for everyone in those times then I believe that from this point of view we ,modern ppl are nothing compared with those ppl. As we can't afford such high art every day! What was common for them is a luxury to us!

Intetesante pero no entiendo el udioma,no hay una versipn doblada al español ?

The last 7 minutes makes me think Bowie's Black Star was influenced by Theodorakis his soundtrack. Thank you so much for this treasure pre- junta dictatorship era.

cara, que suplício tentar assistir esse filme, com anúncio a cada 3 minutos, pqp

Greek mythologies are famous for inter filial tragedies must be something in their diets, because if you read Asian mythologies they are full of wisdom, female valor, wars sure Mahabharat and Ramayana two major ones and Gita Upanishads Veda's guru granth sahib, entire sage teachings, and some pointing out complete foolish nature of human beings..

which Electra is this? kind of Hamlet omlette same theme mother cannot have life /marriage after father is dead emotional conflict...... the Electra myth long time back I had read went like this that Electra loved her father so much and all the qualities he had and looked up to him, she rejected all men who wanted to court her or marry her...no man could measure up to the qualities she seeked, in fact that is actually a good theme to make...

I scare only to the idea, (my blood freezes), what is going to happened, if the today generation of Greek actors & directors. Made such dark music (black & white), like the story line really is!! With a magnificent dark music directly from Greek hands!! Is real shame, because Greek TV networks, never plays such great movies which is born by Greek philosophers of that time!!! Only the close scenes (on characters faces), and the light/s of each scene, Jesus Christ!! Bravo Michael Cacoyannis!!!!! Brilliant performance by Irene Papa!! + the rest of the cast members. Such brilliant movies, with the real respect of (ancient texts), only Greek creators can really do. Is really ugly, why Greek actors - directors, don't film these movies anymore!!

GREAT female actor, Irene Papas! R.I.P.! GREAT film!

R. I. P Irene Papas - a great actress

Καταπληκτική η Κατσελη Aleka Katseli was a great tragedian actress

Irène Pappa (celle que jouait le rôle d'Electre )est "partie" aujourd'hui à l' âge de 96 ans (3.9.1926-14.9.2022)

"Δίκης ὄνομα οὐκ ἂν ᾔδεσαν, εἰ ταῦτα μὴ ἦν." "They would not have known the name of justice if these things were not." Heraclitus (B23)

This movie follows the story beautifully

Superb in every way: acting, directing, music, scenery. Bravo! ... and thanks for posting a masterpiece.

the amount of ads in this is disgusting. it hasent even been 30 mins yet and ive gotten 5 ads!

Pure cinema.... Magnificent interpretations!! And Eirini Pappa !!! Eternal monument of cinema! The Greek woman who was born to serve the ancient tragedy !!! Sophocles will fall in love with her eyes ...

Nice art... i find our culture in the so past mivies.. So thoughtful

Thanks!!

this is a masterpiece from every point of view. thank you.

Electra was a lesson to be learned by abusive and murderous mothers. You may be able to charm your sons, but your daughters will burn your ass.

Clytaemnestra is painted by some as a tragic figure, but it must be remembered that she wanted her own son Orestes to be killed by her lover Aegisthus so that he would not grow up to avenge the murder of his father Agamemnon. Electra convinced Orestes that it was not a sin for a man to kill his mother if she tried to have him killed when he was a child.

amazing evripidis writer of writers!!!!!!!

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@Griechisch-Weschke: Hi

Please post other classic Greek films (with English subtitles). Thanks!

Wahnsinnig gute Verfilmung.

Türkçe altyazılısı var mıdır?

my name is Electra ☺️

Thank you for posting this. A masterpiece..

Brilliant direction and acting, superb cinematography. Nearly every frame a work of art. Sum total; a masterpiece. A story, thousands of years old, fecund with food for thought, for any era.