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IPHIGENIA IN AULIS

by Tonino De Bernardi

synopsis

The focus of this documentary is on the Greek coastal resort Amarynthos, which looks out on Boeotia, where the ancient port of Aulis once lay. This was the setting for Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis, the tragedy in which King Agamemnon demonstrates his willingness to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. De Bernardi uses locals as the 'dramatis personae' – protagonists such as Iphigenia, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon and Achilles, and has them read excerpts from the play. Fragments which, like a Greek chorus, comment on the status of refugees in Europe. A banner reads 'Solidarity', and a life jacket forms a leitmotif throughout the film.

international title: Iphigenia in Aulis
original title: Ifigenia in Aulide
country: Italy
year: 2018
genre: documentary
directed by: Tonino De Bernardi
film run: 90'
screenplay: Tonino De Bernardi
film editing: Maicol Casale
music: John Downland, Marika Papagika
production: Lontane Province Film

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