Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow

Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow
Greek poster for the film.
Original titleΤριλογία: Το λιβάδι που δακρύζει
Directed byTheo Angelopoulos
Screenplay byTheo Angelopoulos
Tonino Guerra
Petros Markaris
Giorgio Silvagni
Produced byNikos Sekeris[1]
Starring
  • Alexandra Aidini
  • Thalia Argyriou
  • Giorgos Armenis
CinematographyAndreas Sinanos[2]
Edited byYorgos Triantafyllou[1]
Music byEleni Karaindrou[3]
Distributed byRosebud (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]
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek[4]
Box office$64,424[6][7]

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]

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]

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  2. ^ Morris, Wesley (15 October 2005). "Lyrical saga unfolds in 'Meadow'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ Stevens, Dana (14 September 2005). "Drawing on Greek Myths to Illustrate a Generation of Tragedy". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Dawson, Thomas (14 January 2005). "Movies - review - Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (To Livadi Pou Dakryzei)". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b Robey, Tim (21 January 2005). "Old-fashioned tale of love and blood". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ^ "The Weeping Meadow (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Trilogia I: To Livadi pou dakryzei". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ^ Atkinson, Michael (6 September 2005). "The Weight of History Anchors an Earnest, Elliptical Odyssey". The Village Voice. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Theo Angelopoulos". The Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2015.