Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow ( Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei ) ( La sorgente del fiume (La terre qui pleure) )

Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei
Alternate Title: La sorgente del fiume (La terre qui pleure)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Greek ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
162 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Greece ( Italy, Greece )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Theodoros Angelopoulos

Written By:
Theodoros Angelopoulos

Actors:
Alexandra Aidini ..... Eleni
Nikos Poursanidis ..... Mihalis
Giorgos Armenis ..... Nikos
Vassilis Kolovos ..... Spyros
Eva Kotamanidou ..... Kassandra
Toula Stathopoulou ..... Woman in the Coffee House
Thalia Argiriou ..... Danai
Smaro Gaitanidou ..... Zisis
Mihalis Giannatos ..... Teacher
Grigoris Evangelatos
Aliki Kamineli
Amdromachi Chrisomelli
Alex Moukanos
Dimitris Kolovos
Thodoros Teknetzidis

Synopsis:

The Weeping Meadow is the first film in Theo Angelopoulos' 'Trilogy', that tells of the fate of the Greek people through the relationship between two refugees - a relationship that spans the 20th century all the way to the early 21st. The story begins in 1919 with Greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these settlers are Spyros; his wife, Danae and their 11-year old son Alexis. Also under the families guidence is Eleni, a young orphan who is the same age as Alexis. Years later, and Spyros' family are prospering, but Eleni has fallen pregnant by Alexis. resulting in twin babies, Yannis and Yorgis. Forced to birth the children in secret, she passes them on for adoption. When Spyros' wife dies, he becomes obsessed with Eleni and their marriage is arranged. However, Eleni flees with Alexis and they flee from Spyros. But, the vengeful Spyros is determined to track them down. Angelopoulos' sweeping epic is a magnificent, visually stunning reflection on the turbulent history of Greece in the 20th century.

Theo Angelopolous, director of the acclaimed ETERNITY AND A DAY, creates an epic chronicle of love, separation, ideology, hardship, and war in Greece. At the center of the story are Alexis and Eleni who marry against the wishes of their parents, elope to Thessaloniki, and struggle to raise their twin sons. Their struggles only increase during Alexis's emigration to the United States, Eleni's imprisonment, World War II, and the Greek civil war.

This is the first film of Theo Angelopoulos' trilogy. The story starts in 1919 with some greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these people are two small kids, Alexis and Eleni. Eleni is an orphan and she is also taken care by Alexis' family. The refugees build a small village somewhere near a river and we watch as the kids grow up and fall in love. But difficult times of dictatorship and war are coming...

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 15 August, 2010.

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