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Antigone/Rites of Passion

Antigone/Rites of Passion

Genres

Drama

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This first feature by Amy Greenfield brings to the screen the story of the daughter of Oedipus in an emotionally relentless, visually stunning New Music Film Opera which challenges the conventions of narrative cinema to create a genre of its own. The 2500-year-old drama of the woman who defied the state to bury her brother is transformed through stark, ceaseless movement, haunting sounds and music (including themes from Glen Branca, David Van Tieghem, Elliot Sharp and Diamanda Galas) and words of outcry against our own world's injustice.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 October 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alan Howard

Alan Howard

Haemon & Polynices (voice)

Bertram Ross

Bertram Ross

Oedipus

Janet Eilber

Janet Eilber

Ismene

Amy Greenfield

Amy Greenfield

Antigone

Henry Montes

Henry Montes

Polynices

Silvio Facchin

Silvio Facchin

Eteocles

Boris McGiver

Boris McGiver

Guard

Eric Villani

Eric Villani

Guard

Robert Lochren

Robert Lochren

Guard

Rick Gioia

Rick Gioia

Guard

Kenneth Maudlin

Kenneth Maudlin

Guard

Maeve Kinkead

Maeve Kinkead

Ismene (voice)

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