Electra (1962 film)
| Electra | |
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Lopert Pictures Corporation (USA), United Artists (internationally [Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Argentina, Mexico]) | |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Electra (
Plot
King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover, Agamemnon's cousin and childhood playmate, Aegisthus. Of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra's children, Orestes goes into exile for safety, while Electra is confined to the palace for some years and then forced to marry a peasant to disgrace her and any children.
Some years later, Electra seeks revenge with the help of her brother Orestes and their cousin Pylades. Orestes and Pylades attend a festival to Bacchus hosted by Aegisthus. When Aegisthus challenges Orestes to a mock knife fight, Orestes uses the opportunity to kill him. Electra invites Clytemnestra to her house under false pretenses. Despite Clytemnestra explaining her reasons for killing her husband and apologising for her actions towards Electra, Electra enables Orestes to stab Clytemnestra to death. In the end, the siblings feel remorseful and realise that they will be social outcasts for their actions. They depart in different directions.
Cast
- Irene Papas as Elektra
- Orestes
- Aleka Katselli as Klytaemnistra
- Manos Katrakis as the tutor
- Notis Peryalis as Elektra's husband
- Fivos Razi as Aegisthus
- Takis Emmanuel as Pylades
- Theano Ioannidou as chorus leader
- Theodoros Dimitriou (Theodore Demetriou) as Agamemnon
- Elsie Pittas as young Elektra
- Petros Ampelas as young Orestes
Awards
The film was entered into the
DVD
Electra was released on DVD by MGM Home Entertainment on March 5, 2002 as a Region 1 DVD.
See also
- List of historical drama films
- Greek mythology in popular culture
- List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Electra". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "awards 1962". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
External links
- Electra at IMDb
- Electra at AllMovie
- Electra at the TCM Movie Database
