The Trojan Women

1h 30min

Drama

In 1967 the director Vittorio Cottafavi produces the TV movie Le Troiane from Euripides. He uses the classical Italian translation by Enzio Cetrangolo, but creates an original way of film adaptation, inspired by the Brechtian conception of staging the ancient theater. He does not use costume or set design, but is based only on the simple performance of the actors, highlighted by the shooting technique. The absolute sense of tragedy is perceived by the public through emotional engagement and imagination. So, the Trojan war is all the wars and the pain of the Trojan women is the pain of all the victims of any war.

Cast

Roldano Lupi

Roldano Lupi

Poseidone
Luisa Aluigi

Luisa Aluigi

Prigioniere Troiana 1
Annamaria Chio

Annamaria Chio

Prigioniere Troiana 4
Vittoria Dal Verme

Vittoria Dal Verme

Prigioniere Troiana 5
Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

Prigioniere Troiana 6
Cesarina Gheraldi

Cesarina Gheraldi

Prigioniere Troiana 7
Maddalena Gillia

Maddalena Gillia

Prigioniere Troiana 8
Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

Prigioniere Troiana 9

Release date

17th Feb 1967

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano