The Illiac Passion (1967)
Drama
Prometheus, on an Odyssean journey, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge in search of the characters of his imagination. After meeting the Muse, he proceeds to the "forest." There, under an apple tree, he communes with his selves, represented by celebrated personages from the New York "underground scene" who appear as modern correlatives to the figures of Greek mythology. The filmmaker, who narrates the situations with a translation of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound , finds the personalities of his characters to have a timeless universality.
Cast
Prometheus
Prometheus' Conscience
Eurydice
Poseidon
Daedalus
Pandora
Zeus
Icarus
Hades
The Moon Goddess
Endymion
Apollo
Narcissus
Persephone
Phaeton
Cupid
Narrator / The Filmmaker
Orpheus
The Demon or Sprite
Echo
The Muse
Hyacinthus
Venus
Adonis
Ganymede
Crew
Director
Cinematography
Editor
Writer
Costume Design
Music
Producer
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