Électre

2h 13min

Drama

During the long journey that brought him home victorious in the Trojan War, Agamemnon fell in love with one of his captives, Cassander, daughter of Priam, with whom he had children. The reception in Argos, more than ten years later, was icy. Annoyed by the double indelicacy of her husband, Clytemnestra, his wife who had meanwhile become the mistress of Aegisthus, killed him with the help of her lover. Aegisthus then became the regent and ensured the prosperity of the city alongside his mistress, the widowed queen. But Electra, one of the daughters of Agamemnon, has always foreseen the murder and adultery of her mother. Solitary, wild, she lives in the royal palace awaiting the return of Orestes, her brother who has taken refuge since childhood with an uncle, in order to take revenge. Electra can begin, the crimes of the Atreides family continue quietly, as planned.

Production Companies

Editions Montparnasse

INA

Cast

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

The gardener
Annie Ducaux

Annie Ducaux

Clytemnestra
Denise Gence

Denise Gence

The Narsès woman
Michel Aumont

Michel Aumont

President
Catherine Salviat

Catherine Salviat

A great Eumenide

Release date

7th Jul 1972

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français