The Weeping Meadow
Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει
The first part of an incomplete trilogy telling the story of the greek people. The film begins in 1919, with Greek immigrants from Odessa arriving near Thessaloniki. Led by the charismatic Spyros, they establish a new settlement in the delta of a river. The youngest of the settlers are Spyros' son Alexis and an orphan from Odessa, Eleni. A strong, almost incestuous affection develops between the teenagers, resulting in twins who are given to a foster family. Also standing in the way of love is Spyros, determined to take his foster daughter as his wife. The lovers then decide to flee the village, persecuted by their father, leading a life of exile. As Alexis joins a group of musicians planning to go to the United States, Eleni regains custody of the twins. Angelopoulos, as in previous films, looks at the sacrifice of civilians confronted by the workers' demonstrations of 1935, the rule of Metaxas' fascist junta and forced emigration to America, and finally the civil war of 1944-1949.
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Cast
Giorgos Armenis
as Nikos
Mihalis Giannatos
as Zisis
Aliki Kamineli
Alexandra Aidini
as Eleni
Nikos Poursanidis
as Alexis
Vasilis Kolovos
as Spyros
Eva Kotamanidou
as Kassandra
Toula Stathopoulou
as Woman in the Coffee House
Thalia Argyriou
as Danai
Grigoris Evangelatos
as Teacher
Alex Moukanos
Dimitris Kolovos
Crew
Peter Nadermann
Producer
Kostas Varympopiotis
Sound Mixer
Tonino Guerra
Writer
Jean Labadie
Co-Producer
Ioulia Stavridou
Costume Design
Theo Angelopoulos
Director, Writer, Producer
Petros Markaris
Writer
Kostas Kefalas
Line Producer
Eleni Karaindrou
Original Music Composer
Andreas Sinanos
Director of Photography