Dionysus in '69
Dionysus in '69 | |
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Directed by | Brian De Palma Robert Fiore Bruce Rubin |
Written by | William Arrowsmith Euripides |
Starring | William Finley |
Cinematography | Robert Fiore Bruce Rubin Brian De Palma |
Edited by | Bruce Rubin Brian De Palma Robert Fiore |
Distributed by | Sigma III |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Dionysus in '69 [1] is a 1970 film by Brian De Palma. The film records a performance of The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of The Bacchae.[2][3] It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
Cast[]
- Remi Barclay as Chorus
- as Chorus
- as Chorus
- as Cadmus and Chorus
- William Finley as Dionysus
- as Agave
- as Chorus
- Patrick McDermott as Tiresias and Chorus
- Margaret Ryan as Chorus
- as Pentheus
- as Agave
Production[]
The film merges the final two performances of the play, from June and July 1969, the final one having been staged with more lighting, for better recording quality. In contrast to the previous non-recorded performances, actors are not fully naked during central scenes so as to ensure distribution to movie theaters.[5] The film makes use of split screen to show both actors and audience involvement in parallel.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the ... - American Film Institute - Google Books. ISBN 9780520209701. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Palma, Brian De (2003). Interviews. ISBN 9781578065165. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Greenspun, Roger (23 March 1970). "Screen::De Palma's 'Dionysus in 69'". The New York Times.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Dionysus". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Richard Schechner (2009). Richard Schechner on rites and rituals in Dionysos 69 (Interview recording). OnlineDramaturgy. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
External links[]
- Dionysus in '69 at IMDb
- Dionysus in '69 at Rotten Tomatoes
- Dionysus in '69 viewable online at the Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library
Categories:
- 1970 films
- English-language films
- 1970 drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on classical mythology
- Films based on works by Euripides
- Films directed by Brian De Palma
- Works based on The Bacchae
- 1970s drama film stubs