Uploaded September 2015 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
CC’s own Anastasia is interviewed by Sonya Nevin about her work for War as Spectacle (bloomsbury.com/uk/war-as-spectacle-9781472522290/). Anastasia tells us how Greek tragedy was co-opted by film director Michael Cacoyannis to oppose war and violence in his Euripidean cinematic trilogy (Electra, The Trojan Women and Iphigenia).
With grateful thanks to Sonya Nevin and Steve K. Simons for all their help.
Images: © The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (http://www.mcf.gr/en/)
Watch our interview to discover more about how these Euripidean dramas were adapted for the silver screen!
CC’s own Anastasia is interviewed by Sonya Nevin about her work for War as Spectacle (bloomsbury.com/uk/war-as-spectacle-9781472522290/). Anastasia tells us how Greek tragedy was co-opted by film director Michael Cacoyannis to oppose war and violence in his Euripidean cinematic trilogy (Electra, The Trojan Women and Iphigenia).
With grateful thanks to Sonya Nevin and Steve K. Simons for all their help.
Images: © The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (http://www.mcf.gr/en/)
Watch our interview to discover more about how these Euripidean dramas were adapted for the silver screen!






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