Rare opportunity to experience the greatest Greek cinema

13 September – 2 October 2006
Palace Norton St Cinema 99 Norton St, Leichhardt

TRAGEDIES RETROSPECTIVE

The Festival pays tribute to director Michael Cacoyannis, who vividly brought to the screen Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedies Electra, The Trojan Women and Iphigenia starring screen icon Irene Pappas.

ELECTRA



Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
1962, Greece, 35mm, 110 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles, Digital screening

Cast: Irene Papas, Yannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli, Theano Ioannidou, Notis Peryalis, Takis Emmanuel, Phoebus Rhazis, Manos Katrakis

Director Michael Cacoyannis brings to the screen Euripides' classic tragedy of a troubled woman trapped in a cycle of murder and revenge. Irene Papas is outstanding as the doomed heroine. At once dark, artistic and moving, Electra is a powerful film. Its black and white cinematography by Walter Lassally is as symbolic and fiercely provocative as any Greek tragedy could ever hope to be.
Winner Technical Grand Prize Cannes Film Festival 1962
Nominated Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival 1962
Nominated Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film 1963

Screenings:
Thu 14 Sept 6.30pm
Sun 17 Sept 6.00pm

THE TROJAN WOMEN

Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
1971, Greece/ UK/ USA, 35mm, 105 minutes, In English, Digital screening

Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Patrick Magee, Brian Blessed, Alberto Sanz

Euripides' classic tragedy brought to the screen by a star-studded cast of actresses. Hecuba, queen of fallen Troy, leads this ensemble of women in their passionate, proto-feminist condemnation of war and its atrocities. The widowed Andromache; the deranged Cassandra; even the beautiful Helen, catalyst of the destruction, are all victims, in different ways, of the terrible aggression between the Greeks and the Trojans.

Screenings:
Thu 21 Sept 6.30pm
Sun 24 Sept 6.00pm

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO GREECE

By way of thanking you for your continued support we are delighted to be able to offer you a fantastic chance to win a return flight to beautiful Athens courtesy of our fantastic sponsors Gulf Air (Gulf Air flies daily to Athens). Tickets are only $5 each and only 1,000 were printed so your chance of winning is high.

You can purchase tickets from the Festival volunteers at the Festival info Desk in the cinema prior to any of the sessions during the Festival.

IPHIGENIA

Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
1977, Greece, 35mm, 127 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles, Digital screening

A talented cast provides an insightful interpretation of the ancient drama in which Agamemnon is forced to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia after accidentally slaying a sacred deer. Cacoyannis adapted the film, the third in his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, from his stage production of Euripides' play Iphigenia at Aulis.
Nominated Golden Palm Cannes Film Festival 1977
Nominated Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film 1978

Screenings:
Thu 28 Sept 6.30pm
Sun 1 Oct 2.20pm

 

SPECIAL FREE EVENT

Classical Plays on the Cinema Screen:

WOMEN, VIOLENCE & WAR

An evening with Euripides and Cacoyannis,
with readings by Mary Kostakidis and a talk by Dr. Alfred Vincent & Susan McAlister

A free event with refreshments
Monday 11th September 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Level 41, Governor Macquarie Tower
1 Farrer Place, Sydney

Sponsored by the NSW Government
For more details, visit www.greekfilmfestival.com.au

COMPETITION

Your chance to win a double pass to one of the Tragedies screenings.

1. The first person to answer the following question will win a double pass to the screening of ELECTRA – Thursday 14 September 2006 at 6.30pm

What is Irene Papas’ place of birth?

2. The first person to answer the following question will win a double pass to the screening of THE TROJAN WOMEN – Thursday 21 September 2006 at 6.30pm

Who is the author of the English translation used in "The Trojan Women?

3. The first person to answer the following question will win a double pass to the screening of IPHIGENIA – Thursday 28 September 2006 at 6.30pm

What is the title of the first film Michael Cacoyannis directed?

Please email your answer and your full contact details to gffos@goc.com.au

Winners will be notified by email and then announced in our next Newsletter. Good luck!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

If you would like to help meet and greet people, hand out tickets or sell raffle tickets, please send an email to enquiries@greekfilmfestival.com.au

All volunteers will be given a complimentary ticket to a Festival screening in exchange of their shift.

 

For more information on the Greek Film Festival of Sydney including screening times, ticket prices and special events please log onto www.greekfilmfestival.com.au

We hope you’ll enjoy the selection and join us for another great Festival!