Movie Description
The Illiac Passion
(1967)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Gregory J. Markopoulos
- Producer : Gregory J. Markopoulos
- Writer : Gregory J. Markopoulos
- Editor : Gregory J. Markopoulos
- Cast : Richard Beauvais,David Beauvais,Robert Alvarez,Taylor Mead,Sheila Gary,Peggy Murray,Tom Venturi,Tally Brown,Kenneth King,Gerard Malanga,Jan Chippman,Andy Warhol,Phillip Klass,Margot Brier,Paul Swan,Wayne Weber,Carlos Anduze,Stella Dundas,John Dowd,Philip Merker,Beverly Grant,Clara Hoover,Gregory Battcock,Philip Fagan,Gregory J. Markopoulos,Jack Smith
Cast
Prometheus
Prometheus' Conscience
Narcissus
The Demon or Sprite
Echo
The Muse
Hyacinthus
Venus
Adonis
Ganymede
Eurydice
Poseidon
Daedalus
Pandora
Zeus
Icarus
Hades
The Moon Goddess
Endymion
Apollo
Persephone
Io
Phaeton
Cupid
Narrator / The Filmmaker
Orpheus
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Facts
Original TitleThe Illiac Passion
Status Released
Release Information
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1967-12-30
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 30m
Genres
- Drama
- Fantasy
