::: Great Cinema at the Ancient Theatre:::

:: DETAILS

Reg./Dir.:
Giuliana Berlinguer
Irene Papas
tratto da/based upon Ecuba
di/by Euripide
tradotto da/translation by
Salvatore Quasimodo
Fot./Phot.:
Carlo Valerio
Mont./Ed.:
Walter Fasano
Mus.:
Vangelis
Scg./Art Dir.:
Santiago Calatrava
Cos.:
Marina Carella
Int./Cast:
Irene Papas (Ecuba)
Cristina Spina (Polissena)
Armando De Ceccon (Ulisse)
Luca Bigini (Taltibio)
Paolo Cosenza (Agamennone)
Maurizio Donadoni (Polimestore)
Tiziana Bagalella (Ancella)
Prod.:
Mauro Berardi per/for Luna Rossa
Cinematografica, Istituto Luce,
in collaborazione con/in collaboration with
Foundation “La Scuola di Roma” –
Università Tor Vergata, Roma
Orig.:
Italia / Italy 2004
84’ / v.o. italiano / 35 mm

:: PLOT

On the coast of Trace lays the body of little Polidoro, son of Priamo and Ecuba, killed during a kidnapping by the king of Trace, Polimestore, whom he had been entrusted to by his parents. Ecuba, still unaware, begs Ulysses not to sacrifice her daughter Polissena on Achilles’ grave. The sacrifice, however takes place, while a servant finds the dead body of Polidoro on the seashore. Connecting the crime with Polimestore, Ecuba begs Agamennone not to oppose to her revenge plan and attracts Polimestore and his two sons to her tent where she kills the children and blinds the king of Trace.

:: BIOGRAPHY

GIULIANA BERLINGUER
In 1969 she made her directing and writing debut working on many episodes of the TV series Nero Wolfe, followed by television inquiries, various films and TV series. In 1983 she made her feature directing debut, with Il disertore, and more recently she took part in the choral documentaries Another World Is Possible and Letters from Palestine. For the radio she adapted plays, comedies, and other radio texts for programs as La novella del grasso Legnaiuolo, Radix & Company , Motorpatia . In 2004 she co-directed Ecuba with Irene Papas. A committed woman, she is also the author of the novels Una per sei, Il mago dell’Occidente, Agata e i suoi, Il braccio d’argento, winner of numerous awards.

:: FILMOGRAPHY

1969-1971
Nero Wolfe (TV series)
1983
ll disertore
2001
Un altro mondo è possibile (Another World Is Possible), doc.
2002
Lettere dalla Palestina (Letters from Palestine), doc.
2004
Ecuba