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Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (Greek: Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει) is a 2004 Greek historical drama film written[4] and directed by Theo Angelopoulos.[5][8] It stars Alexandra Aidini, Thalia Argyriou, Giorgos Armenis, Vasilis Kolovos and Nikos Poursanidis,[4] and was released during the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2004.[1]

Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow
Original title	Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει
Directed by	Theo Angelopoulos
Screenplay by	Theo Angelopoulos Tonino Guerra Petros Markaris Giorgio Silvagni
Produced by	Nikos Sekeris[1]
Starring	Alexandra Aidini Thalia Argyriou Giorgos Armenis
Cinematography	Andreas Sinanos[2]
Edited by	Yorgos Triantafyllou[1]
Music by	Eleni Karaindrou[3]
Distributed by	Rosebud (Greece) Celluloid Dreams[1] (Worldwide)
Release dates	11 February 2004 (2004-02-11) (Berlinale) 20 February 2004 (2004-02-20)
Running time	169 minutes[4][5]
Country	Greece
Language	Greek[4]
Box office	$64,424[6][7]

It is the first film of a projected trilogy about recent events in Greek history.[9] Followed in 2008 with The Dust of Time, the trilogy was ultimately left incomplete after Angelopoulos' unexpected death in January 2012.[9]

Plot

The film revives themes of Angelopoulos' 1975 film The Travelling Players,[10] and its events span from 1919 to the aftermath of World War II.[11] It tells the story of Greek history through the sufferings of one family.[3] A band of refugees that returns to Greece after the Russian Revolution adopts an orphaned girl, Eleni (Alexandra Aidini).[4] Eleni becomes the focus of the story.[3] The film follows her through adolescence and the marriage to her musician adopted-brother Alexis (Nikos Poursanidis).[4] Eleni becomes pregnant by Alexis,[3] and bears twin boys, who are sent away at birth.[3] Many years later she is forced to marry her widowed adopted father. On her wedding day, Eleni escapes with Alexis to Thessaloniki, where they reunite with their sons.[3] Their lives are then ripped apart by World War II and the ensuing Greek Civil War.[4]

Cast

• Alexandra Aidini as Eleni[10]
• Thalia Argyriou as Danae[1]
• Giorgos Armenis as Nikos the Fiddler[3]
• Vasilis Kolovos as Spyros[10]
• Nikos Poursanidis as Alexis[10]
• Eva Kotamanidou as Cassandra[3]
• Toula Stathopoulou as Woman in Coffee House[3]

Reception

Critical reception

Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic it holds a 73/100 score based on 12 reviews.[12] At Rotten Tomatoes it has a 67% score based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[13] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, and commented: "The movie is fiercely austere; no human emotion leaks out and the characters are as blank as chess-pieces."[10] Dana Stevens of The New York Times: "The Weeping Meadow is a beautiful and devastating meditation on war, history and loss."[3] Derek Elley of Variety: "The movie plays like a career summation in which the 68-year-old writer-director has simply run out new ideas."[1]

Awards and nominations

Awards

• FIPRESCI Award at the European Film Awards 2004[9]
• "Spiritual Competition" Jury Award at the Fajr International Film Festival 2005^{[citation needed]}

Nominations

• Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival 2004[14]
• European Film Awards 2004[15]
  • "People's Choice Award"
  • "Best Director" (Theodoros Angelopoulos)
  • "Best Cinematographer" (Andreas Sinanos)
  • "Best Composer" (Eleni Karaindrou)

References

External links

• Official website
• Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow at IMDb
• Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow at AllMovie
• Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow at Rotten Tomatoes
• Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow at Metacritic

На других языках

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[ru] Трилогия: Плачущий луг

«Трилогия: Плачущий луг» (греч. Τριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει) — историческая драма Тео Ангелопулоса. Получила приз Международной ассоциации кинокритиков (ФИПРЕССИ) во время вручения Премии Европейской киноакадемии 2004 года, а в 2005 стала обладателем специальной награды конкурсного жюри кинофестиваля «Фаджр» в номинации «Духовное кино». Впервые фильм был показан на 54-м Берлинском международном кинофестивале, 11 февраля 2004 года. Кинокартина претендовала на победу в нескольких номинациях, однако ни в одной из них награды не получила.

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