Screenings of 2 films by Michael Cacoyannis since 92 years of his birth + Official Opening of Vassilis Kavvathas Exhibition “All about Epidaurus”
On the occasion of the 92 years
since Michael Cacoyannis birth
MCF organizes screenings of his 2 films
Trojan Women, at 18:00
Up, Down and Sideways, at 22:00
PLUS:
Official Opening of Vassilis Kavvathas Exhibition
All about Epidaurus, at 20:00
Vassilis Kavvathas talks about the archeologist Panagis Kavvadias and his excavations at Epidaurus
On the occasion of the 92 years that are accomplished since the birth of Michael Cacoyannis, on the 11th of June, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation will present the Michael Cacoyannis filmic adaptation of Euripides Trojan Women and his satire Up, Down and Sideways.
Trojan Women (18:00)
towards itself.
Michael Cacoyannis
Hecuba, Queen of the Trojans and mother of Hector, one of Troys most fearsome warriors, looks upon the remains of her kingdom; Andromache, widow of the slain Hector and mother of his son Astyanax, must raise her son in the war’s aftermath; Cassandra, Hecuba’s daughter who has been driven insane by the ravages of war, waits to see if King Agamemnon will drive her into concubinage; Helen of Troy, waits to see if she will live. But the most awful truth is unknown to them until Talthybius, the messenger of the Greek king, comes to the ruined city and tells them that King Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus have decreed that Hector’s son Astyanax must die the last of the male royalty of Troy must be executed to ensure the extinction of the line.
Michael Cacoyannis noted: Euripides had the courage to raise his rebellious cry, despite the danger of his potential exile. By shooting this film, I had the desire to unite our voices. Today the world must be awaken! When Trojan Women visited America, they spoke about Hiroshima. In Paris, they saw Algeria.
When Andromache screams: You Greek, you have found non-Greek ways of torture! the word Greek can be translated in various ways, according to the guilt of the audience.
Up, Down and Sideways (22:00)
the incredible mosaic of life in contemporary Athens.
Michael Cacoyannis
A series of outrageous events is happening during one day in contemporary Athens. Sopranos, sailors, taxi-drivers, travesties, the terrorist group 17th of November and Maria Callas make a mother getting to know her son.
Up, Down and Sideways is a covert comedy that contains all the horror of everyday life in contemporary Athens: from the stress for finding a taxi to the terrorism. Everything that puzzle us, it is depicted. The personal relationships, the tensions, the reconciliation are always under the directors gaze and they are presented through scenes that are sometimes lush, sometimes redemptive.
