The Illiac Passion

The Illiac Passion

4.2 | 1967-12-30 | Drama Fantasy

Prometheus, on an Odyssean journey, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge in search of the characters of his imagination. After meeting the Muse, he proceeds to the "forest." There, under an apple tree, he communes with his selves, represented by celebrated personages from the New York "underground scene" who appear as modern correlatives to the figures of Greek mythology. The filmmaker, who narrates the situations with a translation of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound , finds the personalities of his characters to have a timeless universality.

Featured Crew

Gregory J. Markopoulos Director
Aeschylus Theatre Play
Gregory J. Markopoulos Cinematography
Gregory J. Markopoulos Editor
Gregory J. Markopoulos Writer
Jerome Hiler Costume Design
Béla Bartók Music
Gregory J. Markopoulos Producer
Henry David Thoreau Adaptation

Cast

Richard Beauvais
Richard Beauvais
Prometheus
David Beauvais
David Beauvais
Prometheus' Conscience
Robert Alvarez
Robert Alvarez
Narcissus
Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead
The Demon or Sprite
Peggy Murray
Peggy Murray
The Muse
Tom Venturi
Tom Venturi
Hyacinthus
Gerard Malanga
Gerard Malanga
Ganymede

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