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The Illiac Passion

35% | Dec 30, 1967 | Drama

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

Cast

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Richard Beauvais
Prometheus
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David Beauvais
Prometheus' Conscience
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Robert Alvarez
Narcissus
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Taylor Mead
The Demon or Sprite

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