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adaptation, Electra, Mythology, OresteiaOctober 31, 2022May 16, 2024

Electra, My Love (M. Jancsó, 1974)

OresteiThis post was written for MythMatters in August 2015 and modestly corrected here. Miklós Jancsó adapted the stageplay by L. Gyurkó, Szerelmem, Elektra, into the 1974 film Electra, My Love. The film is very watchable as cinema … for some viewers (to judge by the Amazon.com reviews!). …

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Roger Macfarlane
Agamemnon, Mythology, OresteiaSeptember 28, 2020May 16, 2024

Aeschylus’ Oresteia (Peter Hall, director) available again

Students of Aeschylus’ Oresteia at Brigham Young University once again have cost-free access to a landmark production of the trilogy. Working through the lib.byu.edu/databases with BYU authentication credentials, student can view all three plays of this powerful tragic sequence in their entirety. Even if the video’s …

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Roger Macfarlane
Artist, Iphigenia, Mythology, OresteiaAugust 21, 2020May 16, 2024

Iphigenia and Pan’s Labyrinth at IC

International Cinema — a powerhouse program, a jewel in BYU’s crown — will bring three or four films to registered viewers every week of the Fall semester. Two of the Fall2020 films treat classical mythological themes, one as a reception and one as an adaptation. …

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Roger Macfarlane

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