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SN Audio-Visual Archives - Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis (c. 408-406 BCE) powerfully explores the tragic dilemma faced by Agamemnon: sacrificing his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis for favorable winds to launch the Trojan War. The play masterfully uses dramatic irony, contrasting the family's arrival under the guise of marriage with the grim reality of the required sacrifice. Euripides meticulously depicts the characters' evolving perspectives – Iphigenia's initial innocence to eventual acceptance, Clytemnestra's desperate pleas, and Agamemnon's agonizing conflict between paternal love and military necessity. The chorus provides poignant commentary on the moral complexities. The play's ambiguous ending, with varying accounts of Iphigenia's fate, continues to fuel scholarly debate on divine will, human agency, and the justification of violence.
The 1990 BBC production directed by Don Taylor brought Euripides' tragedy to a contemporary audience, utilizing television's visual medium to emphasize the psychological and emotional turmoil. The production often employed a stark theatrical style, highlighting the ritualistic elements and claustrophobic atmosphere. Performances underscored Agamemnon's internal struggle, Clytemnestra's fierce opposition, and Iphigenia's poignant transformation. By making the ancient text accessible, the BBC adaptation facilitated a renewed engagement with the play's enduring themes of power, duty, and the devastating human cost of war, offering a valuable resource for both academic study and general appreciation.
CAST
Agamemnon: Roy Marsden
Clytemnestra: Fiona Shaw
Iphigenia: Imogen Boorman
Menelaus: Tim Woodward
Achilles: Graham Sinclair
Old Man: Eric Allan
Patroclus: Jason Durr
Chorus of women from Chalcis: Morag Hood - Deborah Makepeace - Janet Maw - Ruth Mitchell - Joanna Myers - Tessa Peake-Jones - Emma Piper - Celestine Randall - Hetta Charnley - Susan Curnow
Directed by Don Taylor
Sous-titres "Traduction automatique YouTube": En, De, It, Es, El, Pt, He, Ja, Zh, Hi
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Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
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SN Audio-Visual Archives - Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis (c. 408-406 BCE) powerfully explores the tragic dilemma faced by Agamemnon: sacrificing his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis for favorable winds to launch the Trojan War. The play masterfully uses dramatic irony, contrasting the family's arrival under the guise of marriage with the grim reality of the required sacrifice. Euripides meticulously depicts the characters' evolving perspectives – Iphigenia's initial innocence to eventual acceptance, Clytemnestra's desperate pleas, and Agamemnon's agonizing conflict between paternal love and military necessity. The chorus provides poignant commentary on the moral complexities. The play's ambiguous ending, with varying accounts of Iphigenia's fate, continues to fuel scholarly debate on divine will, human agency, and the justification of violence.
The 1990 BBC production directed by Don Taylor brought Euripides' tragedy to a contemporary audience, utilizing television's visual medium to emphasize the psychological and emotional turmoil. The production often employed a stark theatrical style, highlighting the ritualistic elements and claustrophobic atmosphere. Performances underscored Agamemnon's internal struggle, Clytemnestra's fierce opposition, and Iphigenia's poignant transformation. By making the ancient text accessible, the BBC adaptation facilitated a renewed engagement with the play's enduring themes of power, duty, and the devastating human cost of war, offering a valuable resource for both academic study and general appreciation.
CAST
Agamemnon: Roy Marsden
Clytemnestra: Fiona Shaw
Iphigenia: Imogen Boorman
Menelaus: Tim Woodward
Achilles: Graham Sinclair
Old Man: Eric Allan
Patroclus: Jason Durr
Chorus of women from Chalcis: Morag Hood - Deborah Makepeace - Janet Maw - Ruth Mitchell - Joanna Myers - Tessa Peake-Jones - Emma Piper - Celestine Randall - Hetta Charnley - Susan Curnow
Directed by Don Taylor
Sous-titres "Traduction automatique YouTube": En, De, It, Es, El, Pt, He, Ja, Zh, Hi
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This recording is for educational purposes only and is covered under Fair Use doctrine - Copyright - All rights reserved to their respective owners.
_______________________________
Read the unabridged plays online: shakespearenetwork.net/works/plays
SHAKESPEARE NETWORK - Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
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Image and audio restoration is an extremely time-consuming process that requires skilled audio and image engineers with specific experience in motion pictures, sound and music recording techniques as well as high-end hardware and software.
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