The Bacchae (film)
The Bacchae | |
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Directed by | Brad Mays |
Written by | Brad Mays, adapted from Euripides |
Produced by | Lorenda Starfelt, John Morrissey |
Starring | Richard Werner, Jonathan Klein, Lynn Odell, William Dennis Hunt, Will Shepherd, Ramona Reeves, Elyse Ashton, Kiersten Morgan |
Cinematography | Jacob Pinger |
Edited by | Brad Mays |
Music by | Peter Girard |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Bacchae is an independent film adaptation of Euripides' play The Bacchae, produced by Lorenda Starfelt and John Morrissey, and directed by Brad Mays.
Production
The Bacchae was shot in the autumn of 2000, three years after director Brad Mays' highly successful, award-nominated theatrical production of Euripides' play at the Complex in Los Angeles. Originally conceived on a larger scale than what eventually went into production, the film suffered tremendously from budget cuts and artistic differences, most particularly between the director and co-producer John Morrissey (American History X).[1]
Story
Having established his divinity in eastern lands, Dionysus - the god of wine - returns to Thebes, land of his birth as well as his mortal mother Semele's horrible and shameful death. Angered over his homeland's refusal to acknowledge his divine nature, the son of Zeus intends to establish the worship which he insists is now his due. Having put a spell on all the local women, a great celebration of dance and wine takes place in the nearby
Background
Director Brad Mays' 1997 stage production of
In 2009, director Brad Mays, along with Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka, stage director Richard Schechner, and actor Alan Cumming was invited to discuss Euripides' The Bacchae as part of a web series Invitation to World Literature, which officially launched on Annenberg Media's educational website in September, 2010.[7] The series, produced by Annie Wong for WGBH Boston, also began airing nationally on PBS in October, 2010. Clips from Mays' film were heavily used in the program.
Related articles and reviews
- Critic Neal Weaver discusses onstage nudity[8]
- "Primal Time - Euripides Revisited" - Article by Steven Leigh Morris, LA Weekly, July 11โ17, 1987
- "Daring Bacchae Delves Into Modern Psyche" - Phillip Brandes, Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1997
References
- ^ Hall, Edith; Macintosh, Fiona; Wrigley, Amanda (2005). "Dionysus since 69: Greek Tragedy at the Dawn of the Third Millennium". Oxford University Press.
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(help) - ^ Brandes, Phillip (July 4, 1997). "Daring Bacchae Delves Into Modern Psyche (Review)". Los Angeles Times.]
- ^ Morris, Steven Leigh (July 11โ17, 1997). "Primal Time - Euripides Revisited (Featured Review)". LA Weekly.]
- ^ Corcoran, Patrick (July 10โ16, 1997). "A Bacchanalian Delight (Review)". LA New Times.
- ^ Staff, Theater (1998-04-15). "Monsters Galore | Theater | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ^ "STAGE TO SCREEN: Waiting For Bradford's "Bacchae" and [sic] Burton's Barber". Playbill.com. 1999-05-23. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Watch / The Bacchae / Invitation to World Literature". Learner.org. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ^ Weaver, Neal (2001-05-09). "Grin and Bare It | Theater | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
External links
- The Bacchae at IMDb
- Video Clips from Brad Mays' independent film version of The Bacchae
- Still Photos & Full Video Stream from Brad Mays' 1997 stage production of The Bacchae
- Stratford Shakespeare Festival Background Book 2008 includes links for Brad Mays' production of Trojan Women